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mitigation

[mit-i-gay-shuhn] / ˌmɪt ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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Additional technological amenities included EV charging stations, a state-of-the-art security system, and fire mitigation systems.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

Auvaa's youth, recent arrival in England and the stress of supporting his father through illness back home in Samoa were put forward in mitigation.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

While there has been community pushback to Zone 0 mandates, it’s mostly from a vocal minority, says Todd Lando, a battalion chief and wildfire hazard mitigation specialist with Central Marin Fire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"Further long-term geodetic and modeling studies will provide a more thorough understanding and allow for effective hazard monitoring and mitigation at Masaya and other lava-lake hosting basaltic volcanoes," Johnson said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

In Fischer’s and Orasanu’s minds, there were at least six ways to try to persuade the pilot to change course and avoid the bad weather, each with a different level of mitigation.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

There's going to be a flood of vulnerabilities, a flood of patches and a flood of mitigations, and not all of them will be created equal.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

She attributed this to having "largely resulted from precautionary measures taken to protect systems while security updates and mitigations are applied".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

In April, Sir Olly Robbins, the former head of the Foreign Office, told MPs that he granted Lord Mandelson security clearance to take up his post as ambassador having put "mitigations" in place.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

Third, require mitigations when examinations reveal unacceptable risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Under the reign of Catharine II., mitigations were, however, introduced: torture was abolished, and the nobles, as also the burghers of the two first guilds, were exempted from corporeal punishment.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Various (magazine) Harper


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