compromise
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The compromise reached seemed solid enough to call in the remaining members of the supervisory board later that day to seal an early deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
You might even find that spending several months a year in California is the perfect compromise.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
But the card-not-cash compromise has become harder as collections move online, with amounts often shown alongside the names of individuals by default.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The compromise bill follows multiple attempts to change the law in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Every joint betrayed signs of force and compromise.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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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
Potential compromises: The possibility of hurricanes and the rising cost of homeowners insurance.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
"A politician in Europe is someone who knows how to seek compromises, find common ground, understand the public mood, and adapt to it."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
This was a compromise, and Duane was good at compromises.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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One of the family members or someone they all know might have had a compromised email account that was used to obtain their phone numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
"Underground excavations have compromised ground stability, placing substations, transformers, pylons and transmission towers at risk," City Power spokesman Isaac Mangena said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Berlin cyber-attack comes roughly a month before the city holds elections, though state senator Iris Spranger insisted that election infrastructure had not been compromised.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
She said earlier this month: "It is critical that no abuser is released in October unless I am confident that victims' safety is not being compromised."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
But what was clear to each of them was that their mission, Operation Pastorius, had been compromised from the moment they ran into the coast guardsman.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
United States in 1929 that where Congress prescribes the exclusive method for compromising tax liability, informal settlements by officials, however senior, do not bind the United States.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
L&G’s ability to grow volumes without compromising on returns remains a key question, as well as the source of its raised guidance for its management actions unit, Cohen says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
USC coach Lincoln Riley said he is glad to have the Trojans’ annual rivalry game with Notre Dame back without compromising the Trojans’ biggest need.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
“The MacBook Neo offers Apple a more affordable option without compromising the premium status of the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro,” David Naranjo, associate director at Counterpoint Research, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
Lizard houses, as previously noted, were as much like terrariums as they could be without compromising privacy; they were one of the few animals who kept spare sheets of glass everywhere.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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