compromising
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Turkey is hoping to hike its gold production from 28 tonnes to 100 tonnes per year "without compromising human health and the environment", Bayraktar said.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Flooding the area with water had not been considered, as it risked compromising the liner that prevents chemicals from leaking into the ground below, Arroyo said.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
“Half Man” is a brutal show that puts its characters in profoundly compromising situations from the start.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
The documents also need to be inspected by the Intelligence and Security Committee of cross-party MPs, which is trying to balance allowing as much information as possible into the public domain without compromising national security.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
He got into the history books on his day off, when he thought he was compromising himself.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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