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compromises

  • plural
    of compromis.
    compromis
    noun
    a formal document, executed in common by nations submitting a dispute to arbitration, that defines the matter at issue, the rules of procedure and the powers of the arbitral tribunal, and the principles for determining the award.
  • plural
    of compromise.
    compromise
    noun
    a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands.
  • present tense form
    of compromise (3rd person singular).
    compromise
    noun
    a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands.

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I’ve been testing Android versions from Samsung and Google since 2019, and those early editions came with too much screen and too many compromises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

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: Michigan’s property taxes are among the highest in the country.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 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