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compromise

[kom-pruh-mahyz] / ˈkɒm prəˌmaɪz /






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Daniel Goldman, an activist who specialises in Haredi issues, says that the two main Haredi parties feel increasingly embattled and less open to compromise.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The group was able to achieve a compromise, but it never saw the light of day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

My compromise suggestion was to pay off the mortgage with $300,000, keep $100,000 as an emergency fund, and continue contributing to our retirement.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Did you compromise your femininity in any way?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Naturally,” the emissary answered, “I have brought nothing of the sort. It's easy to understand that under the present circumstances a person can't carry anything that would compromise him.”

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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

To keep the Duo thin and lightweight, Apple made modest hardware compromises on its camera array.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 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

University conferences and professional committees worried over the conflicts and compromises presented by academic profit seeking.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The process of peer review - in which research papers are checked by other scientists before they are published - is also being compromised.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

In 2024, a new board of directors at Windrush found "the company's current financial position has been compromised through an outflow of funds to former directors and companies under their control".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The compromised information affects many more than the state’s current 5.7 million public-school students as the breach dates back to 2023 enrollments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

If no number was given, Karpenko would know his source had been compromised.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

She compromised and, into her cupped left palm, shook out three half-gramme tablets.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

However, making these instruments smaller has traditionally meant compromising their performance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

Some long-time admirers of Mapfumo, who arrived in Harare on the eve of the helicopter crash, accused him on social media of compromising his principles, though this was denied by the 81-year-old musician.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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

Explain that he wanted her to get something really nice for herself, but that his gift-giving was compromising her.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison


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