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as in endangered
to place in danger
officials at the state department were concerned that his statements would compromise national security
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as in damaged
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
the deletion of several critical points for space considerations really compromised the essay
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Recent Examples of compromised
With the deep budget and staff cuts made to HHS, the ability to collect and manage public health data has been compromised in case of disease outbreaks, said Offit.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Here’s how to get money for spoiled groceries when the food in your refrigerator is compromised during a power outage.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
Chinese hackers Volt Typhoon recently compromised a Massachusetts public power utility and remained undetected in the utility's network for 300 days.
—Leeza Garber, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Critical systems must become decentralized yet still operate under an umbrella of excellence, where local autonomy drives speed and resilience and central oversight ensures standards, coordination and trust are never compromised.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
If one account is compromised, others will be too.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The facility houses medically compromised individuals and includes a 400-bed psychiatric treatment center.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
At the same time, the Defense Department is opening an investigation into whether any of those employees have compromised national security.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 29 Aug. 2025
Cybersecurity can potentially be compromised by the same computational capacity that enables the solution of complex issues.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Here’s how to get money for spoiled groceries when the food in your refrigerator is compromised during a power outage.
—Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
Chinese hackers Volt Typhoon recently compromised a Massachusetts public power utility and remained undetected in the utility's network for 300 days.
—Leeza Garber, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Critical systems must become decentralized yet still operate under an umbrella of excellence, where local autonomy drives speed and resilience and central oversight ensures standards, coordination and trust are never compromised.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
If one account is compromised, others will be too.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The facility houses medically compromised individuals and includes a 400-bed psychiatric treatment center.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
At the same time, the Defense Department is opening an investigation into whether any of those employees have compromised national security.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 29 Aug. 2025
Cybersecurity can potentially be compromised by the same computational capacity that enables the solution of complex issues.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compromised
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Initially enamored of the industry’s potential, Dermish now worried that its pollution endangered the health of the town’s 75 residents.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The species is classified as endangered by the IUCN.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Six houses were also damaged in the attack, Kondratiev said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Niacinamide, which is a form of Vitamin B3, is rich in antioxidants that help combat oily and sun-damaged skin, according to the brand.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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At least 11 areas threatened by the 6-5 Fire remained under mandatory evacuation on Wednesday night, including the entire town of Chinese Camp, which has a population of less than 100 people.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Trump has also threatened to send troops to Chicago and New Orleans.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Boy Meets World — Savage’s comedy legacy has been marred by multiple misconduct allegations over the years.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Holes marred the walls in the kitchen under the dish machine, dry storage and dish storage rooms.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Clarkin also said other student-athletes also participated and risked their participation.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Crops grew at a miracle pace, and such fertile land needed to be divided and mapped for all who risked the journey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Shots fired before dawn in a Charlotte business district killed one person and critically injured another, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bundy statement raises question of rogue FBI round Ammon Bundy’s brother, Ryan Bundy, was also injured in the incident.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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Anyhow, the film faced immense production challenges due to October 7, which jeopardized painstaking preproduction work in Palestine.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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And now the ChatGPT moment has jeopardized Google’s core business.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The problem is that what gets cut isn’t always cosmetic, and sometimes the very safeguards designed to block harmful outputs, such as hate speech or criminal instructions, are weakened or lost.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the latest jobs report confirmed that the labor market weakened sharply over the spring and summer and that sectors most affected by tariffs have seen the biggest losses.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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