compromise

But even compromise is getting a bad name these days.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

“You have to be willing to compromise — not your art or your dignity but compromise your time,” John says, “in the hopes that you can pursue a career in music because it’s very competitive.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

In contrast to the House, the Senate’s rules are intended to produce durable consensus and compromise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Experts warn, though, that if you're elderly or vulnerable you shouldn't compromise your health.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

He carried code names, passwords, and secret identities in his head, afraid that storing them anywhere else might compromise his agents.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

It was only after having that conversation that I realised the compromises I was making for my career at the cost of my own health.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Implementing such an arrangement would require compromises by both Washington and Tehran, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said Monday in a speech at the University of Cambridge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 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

He spoke without regret about the compromises he’s made along the path from organic farmer to agribusiness executive.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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

Initially, the company had indicated the breach "may have started with a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop" but later statements have pointed to a broader breach.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Our initial investigation suggested that the security incident may have involved a compromised laptop, however our subsequent investigation has uncovered additional points of breach,” it said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Separately, Polymarket said on social media that it had temporarily halted trading on its international platform after one of its third-party providers was compromised.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

An Attendant’s job is simple: keep her charge from being killed by the dead, and her virtue from being compromised by potential suitors.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

And he has done so without compromising his mission, at least so far.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 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

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

He got into the history books on his day off, when he thought he was compromising himself.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides