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mitigate

[mit-i-geyt] / ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt /


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At the same time, management is working on cutting costs to mitigate persistent macroeconomic volatility, Goyal said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

The government is yet to estimate the potential loss to Sri Lanka's economy from the effects of El Nino, but has set up a ministerial task force to mitigate its impact.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Ranchers and farmers in Spain and France have historically managed their land to mitigate the risk of megafires.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

“That’s really kind of disheartening — that we’ve tried our best to mitigate fires ... yet fires are destroying more homes,” said Amanda Carlson, a research scientist with the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Because for a private citizen to become a prince presupposes virtue or Fortune, it appears that either the one or the other of these two things should partially mitigate many of the problems.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

“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

"The external intervention we need is from government in the shape of grassroots music festival tax relief. Festivals eat and drink risk, but tax relief mitigates some of that risk."

From BBC Jul. 12, 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

And my jaw hers betokening a will, Hers too, with chin that mitigates the will, Shading to softness as hers did.

From Domesday Book by Masters, Edgar Lee

The Genius Act mitigated some credit and liquidity risk from stablecoins, and the Clarity Act provides a regulatory framework for crypto.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

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

"If you take risks in the space business, it needs to be understood and mitigated risk," Hubbard said.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

With that help, the chaos that had brought him to this cage would be reined in and the misunderstanding manifested here would be mitigated.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

The Fifa disciplinary committee takes into account "both aggravating and mitigating circumstances", and it has the power to enforce the ban globally.

From BBC Jul. 20, 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

WASHINGTON—President Trump accelerated his efforts to boost the burgeoning quantum-computing industry, signing a pair of executive orders aimed at speeding the development of advanced quantum computers and mitigating the security threats they present.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 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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