compromise

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These talks were addressing a proposed compromise that included adding a mutually agreed director, considering his views in a review of capital allocation and creating a longer-term information-sharing arrangement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

A pair of senators have released a long-awaited compromise on a bill to regulate the cryptocurrency industry.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Recently, the California Interscholastic Federation attempted a compromise for track and field competitions — offering honors and slots in competitions both to transgender athletes and to any biologically female athletes they would have displaced.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The majority of such peers, who inherit their titles through their families, lost the right to sit in the Lords in 1999, but 92 remained after a compromise deal with the Conservatives.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

There were also practical reasons why he wanted to broker a compromise.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis