compromised

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A database of compromised accounts -- created by an internet monitor tracking Russian influence operations and shared with AFP by a Clemson University researcher -- included at least one other Wall Street Journal reporter.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

A spokesperson said it "remains rare for the integrity of an exam to be compromised", but that it is a "threat faced by exam boards around the world".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

"When an animal has become sick from an infection their immune system is compromised which increases the risk of further disease exacerbation from other infectious agents that may have once been subclinical," Mishin explained.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

The author also notes a telling detail: Abolitionists such as Douglass often chose to speak on July 5, not the Fourth itself, regarding the official celebration as compromised, even profane.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Finally we compromised to this extent: this, what you’re reading in the regular type, is strict Morgenstern.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman