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as in compensation
payment to another for a loss or injury
the jury's award included a recoupment for emotional distress
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as in reclamation
the act or process of getting something back
almost immediately after the new contract was signed, the company began the recoupment of revenue lost during the strike
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Noun
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Each year, the trustees’ compensation will increase by 2%, though the board can vote in May to waive this increase for that year, the municipal code states.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025 -
However, the draft does not include a contentious Trump administration proposal to give the U.S. $500 billion worth of profits from Ukraine’s rare earth minerals as compensation for its wartime assistance to Kyiv.—
Susie Blann,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Or maybe the Avalanche could bet on their own reclamation project in Novak, whose transition game has completely fallen flat this season after being such a standout over the last two seasons.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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From the enslaved women who set the tables for others to the moguls of today, the story of Black women in home and lifestyle is not one of erasure but of relentless reclamation.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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Leaders must recognize and validate the emotions of their staff and communities, acknowledging the human cost of a crisis rather than focusing solely on operational recovery.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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The same office also funds disaster recovery and programs that help local communities build affordable housing.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2025
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Since then, Ukraine has tried to gain international support for its own 10-point Peace Formula, which demands a full withdrawal of Russian forces, the prosecution of war crimes and the payment of reparations.—
Matthew Mpoke Bigg,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, the same debates accompanying discussions of slavery reparations in greater society permeate the order as well: Some feel a moral urgency while others criticize the effort as unfairly burdening the entities of today or suggesting the order’s ongoing work with the poor should suffice.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Recoupment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoupment. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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