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mitigate

[mit-i-geyt] / ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt /


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We will employ activism as a risk-management tool to mitigate the downside that such unfriendliness can create.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Stable long-term inflation expectations and 2.1% average labor productivity growth mitigate risks, but a large fiscal deficit is a vulnerability.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Also, most corporations have other strategies in place to mitigate cyberattacks even if an individual computer is hacked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Meantime, increase oil production in the U.S. and Venezuela to mitigate the oil shortages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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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