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mitigate

[mit-i-geyt] / ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt /


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There is no cure, but there are treatments to help mitigate symptoms.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

"The conversation among experts has been much more nuanced, but essentially everyone agrees there are a wide variety of risks that are all important to consider and mitigate," Jain said.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

“All these mechanisms helped to mitigate the price and supply risk,” Chevron CVX -0.88%decrease; down pointing triangle Chief Executive Mike Wirth said Friday at an energy conference in Austin, Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Think of the fight against climate change like a tug-of-war, with emissions on one end of the rope and efforts to mitigate them on the other.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

But it did not mitigate the feelings of failure on the football field.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

The advantage of this location "is that you can use the original tunnel's roof as your little tunnel's roof. Also, it mitigates risk of flooding," said Dix.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

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 deep-lying reason is the fact that the humanization of Evil into Devil mitigates Evil and improves the world.

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Boyd H. Bode

"You don't want to stifle innovation," Thune said on Monday, "but I think you also want to make sure that the more advanced threats can be mitigated."

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

“Bears don’t like conflict. They like it easy. So the livestock issue, while fear is a real response if you are a livestock producer, can be mitigated … that’s not a deal breaker.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 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

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

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

Jurors would have to find there was extreme atrocity or extreme cruelty or both to convict Clancy of this, and it would mean the prosecution had proven there were no mitigating factors.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

"The limited extension during this period makes a temporary contribution to mitigating the exposure of the electricity system and Spanish consumers to previously unforeseen price spikes," said the announcement.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 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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