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compromise

[kom-pruh-mahyz] / ˈkɒm prəˌmaɪz /






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The compromise bill follows multiple attempts to change the law in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers who were able to compromise city systems and steal data earlier this month, its mayor has said.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

“The task of the mediators to have the two sides reach some sort of a compromise have become even more difficult in the current circumstances.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

An FAA spokeswoman said the agency "is committed to holding employees accountable, and we will not compromise the safety or efficiency of the National Airspace System."

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

But the fact that she couldn’t meet me halfway, that she couldn’t compromise with me, is selfish.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

With this comment, Johnson has summed up the challenges for Wakefield - can Reform give the public what they want without making compromises?

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Phil music director, remains the Bowl, a fabulous gathering place but one of musical compromises along with exaltation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Potential compromises: Housing prices are rising in the most desirable neighborhoods.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Danny Citrinowicz, the former head of the Iran division of Israeli defense intelligence, said Friday that neither side seems ready to make the necessary compromises.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Historians have emphasized the several compromises the delegates in Philadelphia brokered to produce the constitutional consensus: the interest of large versus small states; federal versus state jurisdiction; the sectional bargain over slavery.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

But its unprecedented growth also invited challenges of "newly imposed taxes and duties, compromised sustainability, privacy and copyright practices and competition", he added.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

He said: "It wasn't the fact that it was the 15th floor that was significant, what was significant was that the windows had become compromised."

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Security researchers and secondhand-market experts say compromised phones are uncommon, but determining how many are out there is difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Spooner said he reluctantly compromised, yet after several years of working with Morgan, Spooner grew disillusioned with what Afropunk the festival became.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

“It’s when the connective tissues between the hoof and the coffin bone are compromised and the coffin bone rotates toward the sole of the hoof.”

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

"We believe that these changes will... help dilute the effect of a mobilised block vote, without compromising fairness or trust," according to the letter, which was first reported by Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, external.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

On Monday, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia, killing more than 250 people so far and compromising hundreds of buildings.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

United States in 1929 that where Congress prescribes the exclusive method for compromising tax liability, informal settlements by officials, however senior, do not bind the United States.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

Is it still possible to have a career in software development without compromising my values?

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

We argue over how much breakfast I should eat, compromising at two eggs and some of the steak.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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