compromise
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Ireland's Europe minister Thomas Byrne said on Tuesday it was possible "if compromise can be found".
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
He said he had encountered people willing to compromise, but others who found it more difficult.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
But a single term in the Indiana General Assembly from 1884 to 1886, with its demands for legislative compromise, frustrated him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
He certainly doesn’t understand compromise or the importance of local issues.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
I was not going to let that happiness compromise my stand that, even though good things might happen in the world from time to time, nothing was right in my family or in my valley.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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Understanding these compromises could also lead to improvements in aviation technology, particularly drones and other robotic aircraft that use flapping wings.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Both Samsung and Google pack dedicated triple-camera setups or ultra-high megapixel sensors into their foldables, whereas Apple makes modest hardware compromises on its camera array to keep the Duo thin and lightweight.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Some teams and drivers prefer not to use the system because of two key compromises.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“It’s really hard to figure out how to get millions of people to pay to watch something, and that challenge leads to all kinds of compromises and sacrifices.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
“After all our meetings and negotiations and compromises, I little expected something of this nature to occur! I have half a mind to leave now!”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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To mitigate the risk of being compromised, "there is no clear structure" to the work, he said, adding he had never met and did not know the identity of others he had been working alongside.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
One cybersecurity expert expressed concern that such a vast breach could have occurred based on one compromised username and password.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Puerto has framed the suit as a way of fighting back against laws that she feels have compromised the future she wanted to give herself and her children.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Stupnikov slipped away and buried the compromised device—one of three in his possession—in the garden of the house where he was billeted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
My head is pounding, and my balance seriously compromised.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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State District Judge Joseph Montano ruled Friday that prosecutors improperly prevented grand jurors from hearing testimony from witnesses they had requested, compromising the integrity of the proceedings.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Crucially, tests showed that the coated mitochondria continued producing energy, demonstrating that the process could modify their surfaces without compromising this essential function.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass also condemned the president for potentially compromising the safety of their cities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 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
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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