- past tense form of compromise.
- past participle of compromise.
compromised
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Instructure eventually announced it reached a deal with “the unauthorized actor involved” to return the compromised data, but didn’t say who that actor was or whether payment was involved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Puerto has framed the suit as a way of fighting back against laws that she feels have compromised the future she wanted to give herself and her children.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Stupnikov slipped away and buried the compromised device—one of three in his possession—in the garden of the house where he was billeted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
But months later, in an email in May seen by the BBC, SOS board chair Domenico Parisi told staff that the investigation had been "compromised" and would not be shared internally or released publicly.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
But Mr. Randolph thought it worth the risk, and they had compromised by having Mr. Randolph move in, so Trotter could keep a close eye on him.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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