Example Sentences

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There are hundreds of questionable free VPN apps in app stores that look legitimate but will compromise your privacy instead of protecting it.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

That, they say, will compromise community banks and lending to businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

"However, we are concerned that further rules which are often driven by competitor grievances rather than the interest of consumers, will compromise user privacy, security, and innovation."

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

“Closing field facilities will compromise NOAA’s ability to provide these services and damage the local communities and economies that rely on them,” wrote the group, which included California’s Reps.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025

But I think I will compromise and wear the good slacks.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien