mitigate
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Foundations like MacArthur are increasing grants to help mitigate funding shortfalls.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
“There are some things we can do to mitigate it, but those fuel prices end up being reflected in the rates.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
"The two countries have a long history of backchannel dialogues," Markey notes, "and these have at times been effective ways to mitigate hostility and even to set the stage for more formal dialogues."
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Ms. Shortland argues that, much as we could not eliminate Covid-19 but had to learn to mitigate its effects and then live with it, we must accept that ransomware is endemic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
In another time, if I felt it unavoidable, I would have presented the fact solely to mitigate the ill sweep of my own activities.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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