trade-off

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

Whether that trade-off makes sense, however, depends on what that is worth to you at tax time.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

He was paid partly in stock - a common trade-off at start-ups as a hiring incentive.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

There’s a trade-off: We experience a little emotional discomfort by being constantly surveilled, but we are rewarded with the more physical comforts of safety and efficiency.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

Moreover, if this trade-off is not acknowledged, there is a tendency to deny or cover up the inevitable defective items, which makes the job of quality control that much more difficult.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

The government analysis said there were "potential trade-offs" that include more administrative costs and less flexibility for companies, including making it "harder for employers to respond to changes in demand".

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 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

See it coupled with his instinct that in the fall election the public would be more with him than against him despite the baleful trade-offs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Not for our news media anything resembling the real story—bumpy, unhappy trade-offs as humanity adapts to a new bug.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

There’s a strong human tendency to want everything, and to deny that trade-offs are usually necessary.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos