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mitigate

[mit-i-geyt] / ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt /


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Ryanair on Wednesday reduced its winter capacity to mitigate its exposure to unhedged jet fuel prices of $140 per barrel, illustrating a major economic impact of the energy crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

TotalEnergies says "strict measures have been taken to avoid, mitigate and offset" the impact on local environments and that it has compensated 99 percent of displaced households.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

His legislation would require specific information so property owners can have a chance to mitigate problems and keep their insurance.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

To mitigate the risk, it’s best to have money set aside in a liquid account that you can use without having to tap into your retirement investments.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

The best I could hope to do was mitigate the disaster.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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

CoreWeave mitigates customer-turned-competitor risk with multiyear contracts and financing backed by customer revenue streams.

From Barron's Mar. 24, 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

More generous sorrow, while it sinks, exalts; And conscious virtue mitigates the pang.

From The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete by Nathan Sheppard

That could have mitigated the Dodgers’ huge advantage in slugging.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

Time mitigated his mad proposal, but it aggravated his feelings of frustration.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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

It has said the company is committed to mitigating environmental effects at its facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Abatzoglou hypothesized the region’s link between wildfires and soil moisture could cause the mitigating effects of the preceding El Niño to linger longer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Now scientists are beginning to explore whether changing how we sleep can play a role in mitigating the toll of night shifts, and potentially alleviate the ill-effects of disrupted nights.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Just “running out of fuel, sir” at the end of a sentence, preceded by the mitigating “ah.”

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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