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mitigate

[mit-i-gayt] / ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt /


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The minister said the ongoing work by the trust had helped mitigate the waiting times at the ED but that these were still "much too long".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Some competitors have called for an industry-wide slowdown to address and mitigate safety concerns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Doe’s complaint alleges that the university only temporarily suspended some of the men and that others “were afforded the opportunity to mitigate their conduct by submitting essays.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Practically, the core purpose is to mitigate any future crossings of the military demarcation line,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Examples include the rules that govern punctuation, complex forms of agreement, and fine semantic distinctions between uncommon words like militate and mitigate and credible and credulous.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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

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 spirit of greater thankfulness is often engendered by suffering itself; it is one of the "sweet uses of adversity," and mitigates it immensely.

From Records of Later Life by Fanny Kemble

Bloating is often temporary and other gastric side effects may be mitigated by starting the supplement at a low dose and increasing daily consumption incrementally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Treasury yields declined in Asian trade, retreating from Tuesday’s highs, as Federal Reserve speakers mitigated interest-rate hike expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The inspector general found that the Fed’s Board of Governors failed to take actions that would have mitigated significant cost overruns.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

However, it is possible some of this could be mitigated using new technologies.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

What was their great battle over mitigated speech and teamwork all about, after all?

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

Richard Stone, from the space forecasting team, said it allowed them "to diagnose anything that's happening on the Sun's surface, provide a forecast and alert the relevant users to be able to take mitigating actions".

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Jet fuel prices will remain elevated over the July-December period, it forecast, vowing to pursue mitigating actions such as hedging for crude oil price changes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 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


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