compromise
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Just war was always a pragmatic compromise with history, never a core doctrine, said Staglianò, the president of the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Rome, in an article published on a Vatican website.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
The Wikimedia Foundation said Saturday it has found a compromise with the Indonesian government, which had threatened to block Wikipedia over domestic registration rules the foundation feared were overly invasive.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
After years of debate between fire officials seeking total vegetation removal within the first 5 feet of homes and ecologists backing selective landscaping, California proposed a compromise.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
They didn’t even come to the table to try to bargain for some compromise.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
Indeed, Woodall refused to relinquish leadership of the expedition or make any kind of compromise, even after he received a message from President Mandela appealing for reconciliation as a matter of national interest.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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