mitigate
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A “low-key” campaign will mitigate the threat of dwindling supplies and high casualties, without necessarily providing Trump with a path to victory, said Stephen Biddle, a professor of international and public policy at Columbia University.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
He also recommends travelers bring motion-sickness patches or chew on gum, which can mitigate some of the issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Chelsea had done plenty of work to mitigate those demands.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Well the bad news is there's no cure, but it is possible to mitigate it.
From BBC ● 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
A sober Diet makes a Man die without Pain; it maintains the Senses in Vigour; it mitigates the Violence of Passions and Affections.
From Medicina Flagellata Or, The Doctor Scarify'd by Anonymous
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
Losses should be mitigated by selling computing power to Anthropic and Google for $1.25 billion and $920 million a month, respectively.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Earlier this year, the EPA announced it would perform a limited soil sampling at 100 destroyed homes across the burn zone in order to verify that contractors had thoroughly mitigated toxic substances.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
However, these pressures should be partly mitigated by its diversified supplier base, inventory buffers and contractual protections, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
By their elimination the total load of carcinogens would be enormously lightened, and the threat that one in every four will develop cancer would at least be greatly mitigated.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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"The limited extension during this period makes a temporary contribution to mitigating the exposure of the electricity system and Spanish consumers to previously unforeseen price spikes," said the announcement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Abatzoglou hypothesized the region’s link between wildfires and soil moisture could cause the mitigating effects of the preceding El Niño to linger longer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Now scientists are beginning to explore whether changing how we sleep can play a role in mitigating the toll of night shifts, and potentially alleviate the ill-effects of disrupted nights.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The TD Cowen analysts also noted that the two reports this week said the items that won’t be served were toppings, rather than Taco Bell’s core menu items, thus mitigating the risk to sales.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 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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