compromise
Example Sentences
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World Athletics said allowing the athletes to transfer their nationality "would impinge upon and compromise the imperatives underlying the World Athletics eligibility rules and transfer of allegiance regulations".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The FAA said earlier this year that the increase in traffic could compromise operations at O’Hare, the busiest U.S. airport by flight volume.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
And so Luna and Leger Fernández essentially brokered that compromise.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
We’re more than willing to compromise on the precise nature by which that occurs.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
As a compromise, I put on a pair of jeans from the bag.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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