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Sometimes buybacks merely mitigate the dilution caused by a company’s issuance of stock to give to its employees as part of their pay packages.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The work includes excavation to retrieve a soil sample and debris removal, as well as installing sandbags to mitigate further damage from strong waves and coastal erosion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

But Basanta Raj Adhikari, director of the Centre for Disaster Studies at Tribuvan University, thinks it will not be possible to mitigate such threats completely.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

According to Camenzind, "This is a limitation, but further improvements to device design could help mitigate this source of error."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

In another time, if I felt it unavoidable, I would have presented the fact solely to mitigate the ill sweep of my own activities.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

And economists have shown that continued immigration mitigates inflation and extends the solvency of Social Security and Medicare funds.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

First laid out in 2023, the framework outlines how the company measures and mitigates emerging AI risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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

For the sweetness of divine love is so strong and effectual, that it mitigates the sense of all the miseries that are incident to this life.

From True Christianity by Johann Arndt

"If external scientists have never studied a species, then potential risks cannot be accurately understood, let alone mitigated," the letter read.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

There are reasons why so many people are struggling right now—reasons that cannot fully be avoided or mitigated.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

The legal team for ITN and The Guardian told the court that the celebrity's "suicide risk" could be mitigated and there was no proper basis "to restrain the publication of public interest journalism".

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Bonus points for an address higher on a hill, where flood risk is mitigated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

This is the most mitigated statement of all.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

“Individuals can reduce their risk by testing and mitigating their homes.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Boulder wants compensation for wildfires, the costs for mitigating pest infestations, reduced farm output and lower employee productivity, among other things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The so-called Games Agreement laid out a “shared set of values” and called for an operating budget that would be “prudent, realistic, and designed to protect taxpayers by mitigating financial risk.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

It depends on where you live, however, as there are many mitigating factors when it comes to filing for Chapter 7.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

I had thought of telling him about the rash too, as a mitigating circumstance, but decide that our relationship is not at a point where I want to be discussing my body.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich