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mitigate

[mit-i-geyt] / ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt /


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The world’s leading AI labs are grappling with how to prevent or mitigate damage by malevolent users without hampering well-intentioned research queries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Its Policy and Finance Committee approved the temporary subsidy to help mitigate the impact of short-term increases in global prices on island electricity consumers.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Disney executive Thomas Mazloum said earlier this year Disneyland’s high percentage of California visitors — typically more than 50% of its audience — has helped mitigate a slowdown in international visitation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

“We need policymakers and candidates to put forward measures that mitigate risks,” the company said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 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

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

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

Here is found that rare form of rural industry, a book-printing establishment, which to some extent mitigates the depression mentioned above.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward

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

Earlier this year, the EPA announced it would perform a limited soil sampling at 100 destroyed homes across the burn zone in order to verify that contractors had thoroughly mitigated toxic substances.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

"If you take risks in the space business, it needs to be understood and mitigated risk," Hubbard said.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

What was their great battle over mitigated speech and teamwork all about, after all?

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

The Fifa disciplinary committee takes into account "both aggravating and mitigating circumstances", and it has the power to enforce the ban globally.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The TD Cowen analysts also noted that the two reports this week said the items that won’t be served were toppings, rather than Taco Bell’s core menu items, thus mitigating the risk to sales.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Character can serve as a mitigating factor in the face of disaster, while the absence of character often has the opposite effect.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

The purpose of these laws, Jackson wrote, was to “vindicate property rights” by mitigating “concerns associated with violations of those rights by armed individuals on private land.”

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

No teacher would ever entertain the thought of mitigating, in any way, the punishment of a truant.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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