compromises

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While there’s plenty of room for disagreement over immigration policy, conspiracy theories make it much harder to find common ground or craft political compromises.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

“A system in which a person’s right to liberty turns on financial resources compromises public safety and raises equal protection and due process concerns,” Associate Justice Joshua P. Groban wrote in his concurrence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Germany, Europe's biggest economy, "must be prepared to make compromises," he said.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Some analysts have said a memorandum of understanding that kicks the most difficult issues down the road could be achievable with some basic compromises.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

It may have been that they were weak people, ill suited for the rigors of emigration, its humiliations and compromises, its competing demands of self-discipline and adventurousness.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline