as in compensating
to make up for (an offense)
Yom Kippur is the holy day on which Jews are expected to expiate sins committed during the past year
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Where are employees compensating at personal cost to keep work moving?—
Bill Howatt,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026 -
Dimon framed acquisitions almost as a tool of last resort, not a growth strategy, and warned that bankers who lean too hard on dealmaking are often compensating for poor organic growth.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
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While a majority of those redeeming tickets did show up, a significant number didn’t.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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There are some redeeming elements like the crumble, but go for the brownie.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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This represents a nation’s borrowing versus the growth of its economy, and therefore the risk levels attached to servicing and repaying the debt.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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The Administration has started repaying more than a hundred and fifty billion dollars to companies.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Treatments range from Chinese-inspired, correcting the flow of qi within the body, to Ayurvedic, rooted in India’s most ancient healing science.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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But pay close attention to the difference between how a reputable news organization acknowledges its mistakes—namely, by transparently correcting them—and how Trump or Musk reacts to being called out for getting something wrong.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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“Expiating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiating. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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