mitigated

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For council teams who end up clearing the litter along busier roads, the danger is often mitigated by having to temporarily close routes – to the inconvenience of commuters.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The city had adopted what’s known as a mitigated negative declaration, which is shorter and less detailed than a full environmental impact report.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Other threats to the population, such as predation by wolves, have been mitigated so that if the caribou are restored they should thrive in the wild.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Navy’s presence at the Strait of Hormuz has mitigated fears regarding the disruption of 20% of global supply, reassuring the market that non-Iranian supply remains fluid, says analyst Linh Tran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

They don’t see any hierarchical gap between themselves and the pilots in the air, and to them, mitigated speech from a pilot doesn’t mean the speaker is being appropriately deferential to a superior.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell