compromise
Example Sentences
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World Athletics said allowing the athletes to transfer their nationality "would impinge upon and compromise the imperatives underlying the World Athletics eligibility rules and transfer of allegiance regulations".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“Mediators are said to be pushing for a compromise on outstanding issues including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear enrichment program,” the analysts say in a research report.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
And so Luna and Leger Fernández essentially brokered that compromise.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
We’re more than willing to compromise on the precise nature by which that occurs.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Blues scales, used in blues, jazz, and other African-American traditions, grew out of a compromise between European and African scales.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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