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mitigate

[mit-i-geyt] / ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt /


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In addition to the social media ban, the new law would also regulate increasingly ubiquitous AI chatbots by requiring companies to "mitigate the risk of the chatbot communicating harmful content."

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

People in the U.S. face vulnerabilities that a VPN can help mitigate.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

To mitigate heavy capital expenditures, Oracle will let customers use their own hardware in its data centers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The Bank of Japan is widely expected to raise interest rates this month to mitigate the burden of rising costs as policymakers grow more worried that the fallout from the conflict will accelerate underlying inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The fact that our lack of care and concern may have been, at times, unintentional or unconscious does not mitigate our crime—if we refuse, when given the chance, to make amends.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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