compromise
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Executives from the technology companies said a proposed bill would force them to change their products to allow for more surveillance and potentially compromise encrypted systems.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
There are a number of reasons why this D.C.–New Hampshire compromise would work.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
"There's adults and teenagers on there mixing in, so there's going to have to be some type of compromise to get the content that works for both of them."
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Waldman said a particular concern with DSA members is what he called their aversion to compromise.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
She would not compromise her dignity, and shrieked at us so that we might know it.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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