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compromise

[kom-pruh-mahyz] / ˈkɒm prəˌmaɪz /






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Importantly, the information available so far indicates a compromise of a specific transaction-authorization layer, not the blockchain protocol layer, Dori notes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

But even compromise is getting a bad name these days.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

Essentially, the Haredi Public Party is offering a compromise in which the ultra-Orthodox would contribute more to Israel as a whole while maintaining the core of their identity.

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

Mary Church Terrell, an Oberlin College graduate who was active in the civil rights movement, accepted Paul’s compromise.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

In Figuera, U.S. officials found an opposition negotiator willing to accept the difficult compromises at the center of Trump’s plan for Venezuela.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 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

Both Samsung and Google pack dedicated triple-camera setups or ultra-high megapixel sensors into their foldables, whereas Apple makes modest hardware compromises on its camera array to keep the Duo thin and lightweight.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

We would have to learn to co-operate with each other—to make compromises.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

In the case of Binance, the investigation is pointing toward a "compromised" laptop of one of its engineers, in addition to "points of breach", the platform said on X.

From Barron's ● 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

In one instance, OpenAI agents compromised the systems of another company, Hugging Face.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 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 suspects then got word to their Nazi handlers that the networks were compromised.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

“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

The White House denied compromising public safety, and no evidence established that political access changed the FDA’s findings.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 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

Cells must also be physically capable of changing shape, applying force and wrapping around dead material without compromising themselves or the surrounding tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

Even my clothes were too compromising, I thought.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri


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