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compromise

[kom-pruh-mahyz] / ˈkɒm prəˌmaɪz /






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Johnson, 54, had led the House since October 2023, when he emerged as a compromise candidate after weeks of Republican infighting following the ouster of his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Chaar sees room for compromise on issues like government funding, increasing the debt ceiling and AI regulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

"The same is true of BBC Radio Wales, with, as we understand it, an equally significant reduction in the number of feature programmes, which will compromise the breadth of the programme offer."

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The couple — who both make good money — came up with a compromise: setting up a joint account to save for shared goals, while also holding on to their individual accounts.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

She wanted to live things—or as a compromise, re-live rather than reminisce.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

In Figuera, U.S. officials found an opposition negotiator willing to accept the difficult compromises at the center of Trump’s plan for Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Juliette Landry, a researcher at French sustainable development think tank IDDRI, recalled that before the recent political "disaster", Latin American and Caribbean countries were "very ambitious" participants that sought compromises at the 2022 biodiversity summit.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

Human lives are priceless in many ways, but in order to reach reasonable compromises, we must, in effect, place a finite economic value on them.

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

Binance said last week that early checks suggest the incident may have started with a compromised laptop that belonged to an engineer, allowing hackers to find a way to make unauthorised transactions.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Daloy highlighted two particular risks: the exploitation of a technical vulnerability and the use of compromised credentials allowing hackers to log in to the equipment.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

When this protein is broken apart, the barrier becomes compromised, potentially allowing harmful substances and bacteria to interfere with the surrounding tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Binance's initial investigation suggested an engineer's laptop was compromised, which allowed access to unauthorised withdrawals, but a later update said they had uncovered "additional points of breach".

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

My head is pounding, and my balance seriously compromised.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

This avoids the possibility of one person feeling overextended while the other person becomes resentful about compromising their lifestyle.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

In light of the new funding law, the church asked for an accommodation that would allow “faith based providers to participate in the program without compromising their sincerely held religious beliefs.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

“It just became harder to justify staying for all the responsible adult reasons,” he told me, when it was compromising his day-to-day happiness.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

What if it attaches conditions that force religious schools to choose between accessing public benefits and compromising their values?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Alba spent two days walking around the house in circles in a state of sheer despair, going through the books in Jaime’s tunnel and on her own shelves and destroying anything that might be compromising.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende


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