reach a compromise

idiom

: to come to an agreement
The two sides were unable to reach a compromise.

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To that end, some analysts suspect the two sides may reach a compromise before the weekend. Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025 There is now an unprecedented willingness to reach a compromise on almost all sides of the conflict—except that of Hifter. Frederic Wehrey, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2017 The purpose of the postwar order, in his view, had been to reach a compromise between the competing imperatives of liberal markets and national autonomy. Jack Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019 Business advocacy groups have besieged the Legislature with calls to either undo the changes or reach a compromise on minimum wage and paid leave policies. Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for reach a compromise

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