compromise
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And Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said his comments could “potentially compromise our safety.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Blow's refusal to compromise on any aspect of the Order of the Sinking Star transcends its core design.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Council members crafted a compromise, stretching out the increases over 10 years instead of four.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
It builds and fortifies institutions that require political actors to reason, argue and compromise with one another—checks and balances, federalism, bicameralism and so on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
They were fearful that if she voted her conscience she would make women appear weak, which could compromise the suffrage campaign.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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Some teams and drivers prefer not to use the system because of two key compromises.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
I always thought that combining an iPhone and an iPad would mean bigger compromises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
But he admitted both sides would have to make compromises to narrow the differences between them.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Phil music director, remains the Bowl, a fabulous gathering place but one of musical compromises along with exaltation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
“They do. But if some of them were willing to work hard and make compromises, they might not have ideal lives, but they could make ends meet.”
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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In Japan, meanwhile, around 20 companies have said their data may have been compromised in a spate of similar cyberattacks potentially impacting millions of customers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The BND said Tuesday it never compromised on internal security.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Sending a push notification to ASOS's app users would require access to the company's notification system, which is separate from the Snowflake data platform the attackers claim to have compromised."
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
This “compromised the city’s initial and extended response, and further compromised the region” as other fire departments picked up the slack, the report found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
“The compromised line. The leak in communications. We do not know where the leak is coming from, precisely,” he said.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Cells must also be physically capable of changing shape, applying force and wrapping around dead material without compromising themselves or the surrounding tissue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026
A system capable of finding unexpected pathways out of a constrained environment and compromising an outside organization presents a real security problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
What level of spending today leaves a high enough probability that you can make the California move later, without compromising your retirement?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
“If they’re successful in compromising them at the lowest level, they’re probably going to be very successful in compromising them when they get promoted to a federal job like Congress.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
I had to find a way to answer that inquiry without compromising my heart’s resolution, while avoiding the temper of a daddy who would not appreciate anything sounding close-to-rude.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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