compromise
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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
Ireland's Europe minister Thomas Byrne said on Tuesday it was possible "if compromise can be found".
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Marriage is one long fit of compromise, deep and wide.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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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
He didn’t want to do it too much in Los Angeles, because it compromises roster flexibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
He mediated between demigods, listened to all sides of an argument, found compromises.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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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
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
If no number was given, Karpenko would know his source had been compromised.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
"At this time, we have not found any indications that our data environment has been compromised."
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
“The compromised line. The leak in communications. We do not know where the leak is coming from, precisely,” he said.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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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
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
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
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
She didn’t seem to know it was Julie—of course Katharina Habicht would have kept her real identity hidden to avoid compromising anyone.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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