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Johnston said in an interview that the company has compensated by shifting marketing dollars for Disneyland and Walt Disney World from overseas to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The strength of these and other alternative-asset managers has compensated for some of the challenges among traditional long-only investment firms, which is why the stock has done well.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Her political image was badly bruised in the wake of the fires, but she has compensated amid a string of historically good headlines.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

Samarco added the Renova Foundation has compensated 18 of the 19 families of victims who died and continue to contact families and lawyers in cases that have not been resolved.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2024

The Author of Nature has compensated for these evils and others, which happen only seldom, with a thousand advantages that are ordinary and constant.

From Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil by Huggard, E.M.