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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

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

You can also mitigate duration risk by using a ladder strategy, buying bonds with staggered maturity dates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The European Union insists that, yes, its law known as the AI Act is powerful enough since it forces companies to assess and mitigate risks, under threat of massive fines or even bans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 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

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

Higher aluminum prices outside of China are also incentivizing producers there to export more, which mitigates some of the global supply risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 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

The undoubted testimony of the whole medical profession proves that vaccination in almost all cases prevents small-pox, and in all cases mitigates its evil.

From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Charles Knight

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

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

U.S. stocks gained after a rosy growth projection from Nvidia mitigated fears about the sustainability of the artificial-intelligence boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Food aid from the United States, Japan, South Korea, and other donors mitigated the worst of the famine by the late 1990s.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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

She added there had been "intensive" discussions over the weekend about mitigating jobs losses adding that she and Business Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, would be meeting JLR's chief executive, PB Balaji, next week.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

“I don’t believe anything you tell me,” Nately replied, with a bashful mitigating smile.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller


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