mitigate
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Matt Saunders, field chief technology officer at tech consultancy Adaptavist, said it would be challenging to mitigate against a similar problem.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
He added the university was committed to trying to mitigate redundancies where possible and would be giving staff access to a voluntary severance scheme.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
The Japanese automaker has taken measures to mitigate the impact of disruptions caused by the Iran war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 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
Management actions at and in the immediate vicinity of airports do little to mitigate the risk of off-airport strikes during departure and approach.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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And economists have shown that continued immigration mitigates inflation and extends the solvency of Social Security and Medicare funds.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 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
Santander’s geographic diversification mitigates risk by reducing volatility, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
It is impossible to warm the rooms, but the winter is very short and brilliant, and after ulsters, greatcoats, and fur cloaks have been worn for breakfast, the sun mitigates the temperature.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
There are reasons why so many people are struggling right now—reasons that cannot fully be avoided or mitigated.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
“All accounts with any connection to sanctions violations were blocked from transacting, which mitigated the platform risk, and were subsequently offboarded.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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
"You don't want to stifle innovation," Thune said on Monday, "but I think you also want to make sure that the more advanced threats can be mitigated."
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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
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It would need to invest in new job creation and worker training, connecting workers to new jobs and otherwise mitigating adverse effects for the long term, Barr says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
The PBOC’s report suggests that policymakers’ priority is stabilizing China’s capital markets and mitigating financial risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
There were mitigating circumstances behind England's early departures from the Men's and Women's Rugby League World Cups.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 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
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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