compromise
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Your friend and her husband both have inheritances to gain and lose, so hopefully they will find a compromise.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The theory is that a World Cup without European countries would severely compromise the tournament's value to Fifa.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“These guys don’t want to compromise in any serious way,” said Afshon Ostovar, an associate professor at the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Andrew Bishop’s base case remains that a face-saving compromise will be achieved by the U.S. and Iran.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Marine toilets obviously would not work in a shore-bound boat and Henri refused to compromise with a spurious landsman’s toilet.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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Identify the compromises you’re consciously choosing to make in pursuit of a lifestyle that’s a better fit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Far from being a flawless machine, the body reads more like a patchwork of compromises shaped by millions of years of evolutionary tinkering.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
At the same meeting, Noel Gould of the Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council said the council is supporting the project after working closely with the developers to reach compromises.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
Ribs and briskets will still take hours to make—and won’t have the full smoke flavor of a traditional setup—but for the average home cook, the compromises may be worth it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
This was a compromise, and Duane was good at compromises.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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"The roots of trust lie in two places: the teachers who set the question papers and the invigilators who supervise candidates. If either is compromised, the system is vulnerable," he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Hugging Face earlier reported unauthorized access to internal data sets and company credentials but was unsure if customer data was compromised.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Intel’s guidance for a second-quarter gross margin of 39% represents a decline from the previous quarter, though the company attributed that performance to one-time “inventory benefits” from selling partially compromised chips.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
A handful of residential units were inundated, including a few where electricity had to be shut off because their electrical panels were compromised.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
All around me, the only screaming headlines seem to be accusations that the final championship results were unfair, that the game was compromised by illegal power-ups.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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"Europe should have access to the world’s most capable AI without compromising control over their data, operations or digital future," Microsoft President Brad Smith said in the statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Is it worth compromising our retirement goals to pay for a prestigious undergraduate education that may not deliver enough additional value?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
For her, "If entertainment attracts new fans without compromising the football itself then it is a positive thing."
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
It isn’t yet clear whether humanoid robots can be successfully mass-produced without compromising quality and durability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
He stayed locked in his work, for the most part undaunted, riding out the bumps and compromising where he could, clinging to the sober-minded, someone’s-gotta-take-this-on brand of optimism that had always guided him.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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