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compromise

[kom-pruh-mahyz] / ˈkɒm prəˌmaɪz /






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There were disagreements within our community, too, about how much to compromise.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026

Betting on compromise in Washington is a brave thing to do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The compromise is actually your lifestyle, and that’s something you can both agree upon together.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

By the time Matt and I started talking, that younger me was gone, and in her place was a woman who wouldn’t compromise on important issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

However, in the spirit of compromise, Duane will use common names of flowers, and I will add descriptions.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

It was only after having that conversation that I realised the compromises I was making for my career at the cost of my own health.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

In Figuera, U.S. officials found an opposition negotiator willing to accept the difficult compromises at the center of Trump’s plan for Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Juliette Landry, a researcher at French sustainable development think tank IDDRI, recalled that before the recent political "disaster", Latin American and Caribbean countries were "very ambitious" participants that sought compromises at the 2022 biodiversity summit.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Understanding these compromises could also lead to improvements in aviation technology, particularly drones and other robotic aircraft that use flapping wings.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

We would have to learn to co-operate with each other—to make compromises.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

The chip maker’s board publicly declared it had no reason to believe secrets were compromised before the investigation even started.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

To date, cybercriminals have compromised hundreds of victims across 48 countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Nvidia, who has commissioned an independent investigation into the affair involving Alice Huang, alleged to be a Chinese spy, said it had no reason to believe the company's secrets or national security were compromised.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Nvidia says it has no reason to believe company secrets were compromised.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

The charge was an exaggeration, but his performances were compromised by a wet surface.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

“Every license application and contract renewal would have become about him and his relationship with the spy—and any other compromising personal relationships—instead of the company.”

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

This avoids the possibility of one person feeling overextended while the other person becomes resentful about compromising their lifestyle.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

In light of the new funding law, the church asked for an accommodation that would allow “faith based providers to participate in the program without compromising their sincerely held religious beliefs.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

What if it attaches conditions that force religious schools to choose between accessing public benefits and compromising their values?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

He stayed locked in his work, for the most part undaunted, riding out the bumps and compromising where he could, clinging to the sober-minded, someone’s-gotta-take-this-on brand of optimism that had always guided him.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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