trade-off

Michael Priestley, policy manager with the National Sheep Association, said there was now a "trade-off" between the benefit of eased restrictions and the increased risk of the virus spreading.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The picturesque Kenyan island of Lamu, a favourite of celebrities, faces a tough trade-off after becoming the construction site for Africa's latest mega-refinery.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Mr. Warsh also rejects the old Phillips Curve theory that monetary policy requires a trade-off between inflation and unemployment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

It’s a trade-off that has accompanied virtually every new technological development.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

This trade-off led to another sharp disagreement that threatened the convention: How would America’s population be counted?

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

As federal investigators try to determine the cause of the crash, island residents are mourning the dead and confronting the trade-offs of life so isolated from the rest of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Investors have been split over whether the ECB will soon pause its tightening campaign, as the trade-offs between containing inflation and damping economic growth crystallize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

“People are worried about their future, families are being forced to make difficult financial trade-offs because of rising premiums, and voters want lawmakers to address the crisis,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Ultimately he will be judged by his actual policy choices, but where there are trade-offs between balancing the books and economic growth across the country, this sounds like a chancellor who might prioritise the latter.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

But my father was innately cautious, aware of the trade-offs, understanding the need to maintain some savings for a rainy day.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama