mitigate
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The fund would be used to help neighbors mitigate the fallout from a disaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Well the bad news is there's no cure, but it is possible to mitigate it.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has created a sense of urgency in the United States to develop regulations that mitigate and prevent risks associated with the technology.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Kraft Heinz had lower profit and sales in the second quarter, but raised its sales outlook as it aims to mitigate higher supply costs by raising prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
To mitigate her dishonesty, she deflected all honor from herself, filling her letters widi praise for Zoe.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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“The company expects inventory levels to remain elevated as it mitigates this dynamic supply chain environment,” the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Moore said the facility has remained at 45 degrees, which mitigates the risk of it becoming a biohazard due to food spoilage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
While China relies on oil imports, "it mitigates this exposure through diversified suppliers, ties with Iran, substantial strategic reserves and continued reliance on coal", she said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
But he added that the products Arm designs for that part of the market come with “dramatically smaller royalties,” which mitigates the potential impact on Arm’s business.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026
That, nature’s first, last lesson to mankind; The selfish heart deserves the pain it feels; 300 More generous sorrow, while it sinks, exalts; And conscious virtue mitigates the pang.
From Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Edward Young
That could have mitigated the Dodgers’ huge advantage in slugging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
The attention economy is often portrayed helpfully by media outlets as an individual problem to be mitigated by reducing our own dependence on screens and devices.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
The impact on European security could be mitigated by U.S. troop deployments elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
"If you take risks in the space business, it needs to be understood and mitigated risk," Hubbard said.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
The first officers, on the other hand, were talking to their boss, and so they overwhelmingly chose the most mitigated alternative.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Even its name, StormWall, sounds like science fiction, but authorities on space weather say it could work, mitigating an event that happens, they estimate, once a century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
He said Ansreen had been a "central figure" in the plot and had "many opportunities to stop the escalation of events", adding that mitigating circumstances had been "adequately taken into consideration".
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Giving the public indirect exposure to the benefits of AI through part- government ownership could be one means of mitigating the criticism and heading off a political backlash.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
The purpose of these laws, Jackson wrote, was to “vindicate property rights” by mitigating “concerns associated with violations of those rights by armed individuals on private land.”
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
None of this compelling mitigating evidence was presented at trial, and it should have been.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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