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compromise

[kom-pruh-mahyz] / ˈkɒm prəˌmaɪz /






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So we’re trying to build a compromise with the people who are more worried about enforcement.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

But to compromise would be antithetical to the spirit of the group.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Meutya said over the weekend there would be "no room for compromise regarding compliance".

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Unless both sides can make a giant leap into an unexplored middle ground of compromise, it is hard to see a deal being made.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

These wartime allies stood for opposing worldviews and hostile ideologies, and their recent triumph over Nazism made them less, not more, open to compromise.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau