compromise
Example Sentences
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These are tough sights to put in a film, tougher still to thread them to a notion of personal compromise.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Google researchers suggest quantum computers could compromise major blockchains by 2029.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
So we’re trying to build a compromise with the people who are more worried about enforcement.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 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
Meantime, the governor of Massachusetts, Calvin Coolidge, refused to broker a compromise.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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