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mitigate

[mit-i-geyt] / ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt /


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Cyngor Gwynedd previously said it was "taking action to increase the provision of affordable homes, to mitigate the impact of large numbers of second homes and short-term holiday lets".

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

“We have been taking actions to help mitigate this volatility in a challenging competitive environment,” Chief Executive Mike Smith said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Hassabis has called for the U.S. to create an AI watchdog to mitigate potential risks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

“We need policymakers and candidates to put forward measures that mitigate risks,” the company said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 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

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

The guarantee mitigates the risk for bondholders, and provides an incentive for Meta to renew.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 24, 2025

The suffering is more often relieved by warm or tepid than by cold applications, and not infrequently pressure or a tight bandage greatly mitigates it.

From The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases by West, Charles

“Rising component costs are mitigated given Apple’s bargaining power against consumers and the supply chain.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 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

The state subsidies mitigated the damage from the expiration of the federal assistance, says Charles Gaba, the indefatigable private analyst of Obamacare financials.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

The impact on European security could be mitigated by U.S. troop deployments elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

The silence that followed was partly mitigated by the drone of the filtration pump.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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

Character can serve as a mitigating factor in the face of disaster, while the absence of character often has the opposite effect.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Carvalho’s spokesperson said each of the issues raised was offset by mitigating factors and that none of the cited actions — individually or collectively — would have justified Carvalho’s dismissal.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 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

No teacher would ever entertain the thought of mitigating, in any way, the punishment of a truant.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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