trade-off

That creates a basic trade-off between nucleation, the initial formation of droplets, and droplet mobility.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

Although there is an inexorable trade-off between unemployment and inflation in the short run, he said, it isn’t a dial that the Fed can easily turn at will.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

This trade-off almost always falls on the side of maximizing your reach and volume.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

Langley told a TED audience in April that the misuse of the company’s technology was “a trade-off I can make” compared to the number of investigations he said it assists with.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

This painful trade-off is why ecologists argue that any attempt by tropical forest societies to grow beyond small villages has always been doomed to fail.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Ava-Grace says her caring responsibilities have demanded a number of trade-offs over the years.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

That makes adulthood feel less like independence and more like an abrupt transition into a harsh world of trade-offs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

She’s also opening up a broader conversation about the choices and trade-offs adults have to make when it comes to love, life, work, and family.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

“When we expose people to these trade-offs, they make really good decisions. They don’t say, I’m going to blow it all,” Mecham said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

But my father was innately cautious, aware of the trade-offs, understanding the need to maintain some savings for a rainy day.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama