as in to compensate
to make up for (an offense)
tried to atone for forgetting their anniversary by giving his wife a truly extravagant gift
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If its landfill revenue falls, the county may have to compensate.—
Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Jan. 2025 -
Michael Polish’s film gamely tries to compensate for unspectacular production values with a lot of action — but its staging is pedestrian at best.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2025
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However, those assuming Jod would be redeemed by the end were sorely mistaken.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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As a reminder, PS Plus' monthly free games for January can still be redeemed.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Medical Debt and Credit Medical debt is a poor predictor of an individual's ability to repay a loan, the CFPB said.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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Pell Grants do not have to be repaid and are given to students who come from families with among the lowest incomes or ability to pay for college.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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This story has been corrected to show that Berkowitz works at Georgetown University, not George Washington University.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the committee that Durbin leads.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Sisters have come a long way, but never strayed from their mission: to promulgate universal joy and expiate stigmatic guilt.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2023
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But now Epstein, 49, is wearing a different hat, and hoping to expiate his unintended sins against a sport that has been his lifelong passion.—
David Axelrod,
CNN,
1 Apr. 2023
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