mitigate
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Sanitation crews are also working to clear debris and shore up burn scar areas to mitigate flood risks, Mayor Karen Bass’ office said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
As a result, housing affordability was even worse back then, but low home prices allowed buyers to put down larger-percentage down payments to help mitigate the higher rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Prince William was visiting the area to learn about how communities have been affected by recent flooding and what measures were being taken by local authorities and other agencies to mitigate future incidents.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
"When we plan for longer journeys in space - for example to Mars countermeasures may be needed to mitigate negative effects of space travel on the intestines," says Giorgia La Barbera.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
The best I could hope to do was mitigate the disaster.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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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
Higher aluminum prices outside of China are also incentivizing producers there to export more, which mitigates some of the global supply risks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 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
More generous sorrow, while it sinks, exalts; And conscious virtue mitigates the pang.
From The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete by Nathan Sheppard
"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
Given the power of some AI models, there’s a question of whether governments regulate how this technology is rolled out, if it hurts job creation, and how that is mitigated.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Time mitigated his mad proposal, but it aggravated his feelings of frustration.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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The so-called Games Agreement laid out a “shared set of values” and called for an operating budget that would be “prudent, realistic, and designed to protect taxpayers by mitigating financial risk.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
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
Richard Stone, from the space forecasting team, said it allowed them "to diagnose anything that's happening on the Sun's surface, provide a forecast and alert the relevant users to be able to take mitigating actions".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
None of this compelling mitigating evidence was presented at trial, and it should have been.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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