mitigating

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The turmoil has made clear how much has been learned about energy security over the past half century, mitigating what could have been a catastrophic energy shock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

That’s because rebalancing isn’t about timing the market: It’s about mitigating risk, including AI-related exposure.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

James Gray, mitigating, told the court his client accepted what he did and had behaved well while on remand in prison.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Owning at least many of them enables an investor to be diversified within this type of compelling idea, mitigating the risk that one of them could disappoint and destroy an investor’s portfolio.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

I had thought of telling him about the rash too, as a mitigating circumstance, but decide that our relationship is not at a point where I want to be discussing my body.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich