compromise
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There are a number of reasons why this D.C.–New Hampshire compromise would work.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
He said he hopes the Bureau of Reclamation will heed the state’s call for compromise “to avoid another massive salmon kill.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Since at least the Obama administration, the U.S. had been largely focused on defensive measures to protect elections, like multifactor authentication and encryption, which make it harder to compromise systems in the first place.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
With much of Iran’s pre-war leadership dead, Washington is grappling with the possibility that the country’s new leaders may be even less disposed to compromise.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
I was happy with the compromise we’d made.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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