mitigate
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Real Madrid rejected this clarification, saying it did not mitigate the "institutionally unworthy nature of his statements".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Q: What can we do to mitigate the risks?
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The FDA unveiled a 10-part plan to mitigate and prevent future cyclospora outbreaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Doe’s complaint alleges that the university only temporarily suspended some of the men and that others “were afforded the opportunity to mitigate their conduct by submitting essays.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 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
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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
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
Mr. Mitchell sees virtue in how diplomacy mitigates costs and constrains violence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
For the sweetness of divine love is so strong and effectual, that it mitigates the sense of all the miseries that are incident to this life.
From True Christianity by Johann Arndt
The inspector general found that the Fed’s Board of Governors failed to take actions that would have mitigated significant cost overruns.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
"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
U.S. stocks gained after a rosy growth projection from Nvidia mitigated fears about the sustainability of the artificial-intelligence boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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
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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He said the traditional approach to mitigating insider risk relies on verifying someone’s identity and then trusting that what they do afterward is legitimate, which can miss cases where the threat develops over time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
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
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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