- past tense form of compromise.
- past participle of compromise.
compromised
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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
The spokeswoman said that so far Forbes hasn’t found evidence that the integrity of its rankings or editorial decisions were compromised.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
His health is further compromised by diabetes which needs careful monitoring.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
In order, however, that our superior position might not be compromised thereby, a money-box was kept on the kitchen mantel-shelf, into which it was publicly made known that all my earnings were dropped.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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