mitigate
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Last week, Lineage said it expected to spend $80 million to $100 million on the cleanup, including steps to mitigate the smell and the vermin drawn to the site and surrounding neighborhoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Chelsea had done plenty of work to mitigate those demands.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Rheinmetall had warned the decision would weigh on second-quarter orders and that its naval systems division faced up to 300 million euros in lost sales if it failed to mitigate the impact of the cancellation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Well the bad news is there's no cure, but it is possible to mitigate it.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Examples include the rules that govern punctuation, complex forms of agreement, and fine semantic distinctions between uncommon words like militate and mitigate and credible and credulous.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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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
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 Edward Conybeare
“Rising component costs are mitigated given Apple’s bargaining power against consumers and the supply chain.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
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
Moore cautioned people with lung issues or smoke sensitivity to avoid outdoor activities, but said crews have mitigated hazardous materials at the site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Given the power of some AI models, there’s a question of whether governments regulate how this technology is rolled out, if it hurts job creation, and how that is mitigated.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 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
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"The limited extension during this period makes a temporary contribution to mitigating the exposure of the electricity system and Spanish consumers to previously unforeseen price spikes," said the announcement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
It has said the company is committed to mitigating environmental effects at its facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Abatzoglou hypothesized the region’s link between wildfires and soil moisture could cause the mitigating effects of the preceding El Niño to linger longer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 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
None of this compelling mitigating evidence was presented at trial, and it should have been.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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