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mitigate

[mit-i-gayt] / ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt /


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To mitigate the risk of being compromised, "there is no clear structure" to the work, he said, adding he had never met and did not know the identity of others he had been working alongside.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The initiative changes the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, a law intended to inform decision makers and the public about a project’s possible environmental impacts — and mitigate them to the extent possible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The FDA unveiled a 10-part plan to mitigate and prevent future cyclospora outbreaks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The European Union insists that, yes, its law known as the AI Act is powerful enough since it forces companies to assess and mitigate risks, under threat of massive fines or even bans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

In another time, if I felt it unavoidable, I would have presented the fact solely to mitigate the ill sweep of my own activities.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

The advantage of this location "is that you can use the original tunnel's roof as your little tunnel's roof. Also, it mitigates risk of flooding," said Dix.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

CoreWeave mitigates customer-turned-competitor risk with multiyear contracts and financing backed by customer revenue streams.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

Higher aluminum prices outside of China are also incentivizing producers there to export more, which mitigates some of the global supply risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

I call that which, relaxing a little of its strength and firmness, eases and mitigates the degree of feeling between the hand and horse’s mouth, which I have already described.

From Lectures on Horsemanship Wherein Is Explained Every Necessary Instruction for Both Ladies and Gentlemen, in the Useful and Polite Art of Riding, with Ease, Elegance, and Safety by Unknown

This latest decline is down not just to hot weather, which has been slightly mitigated by recent rainfall, but also a reduction in cultivated areas -- pared back 1.9 percent in the past year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 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

The Genius Act mitigated some credit and liquidity risk from stablecoins, and the Clarity Act provides a regulatory framework for crypto.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

That could have mitigated the Dodgers’ huge advantage in slugging.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

Time mitigated his mad proposal, but it aggravated his feelings of frustration.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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

Jet fuel prices will remain elevated over the July-December period, it forecast, vowing to pursue mitigating actions such as hedging for crude oil price changes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Instead of fighting the erosion, villagers have introduced their own mitigating measures to give their properties and livelihoods a better chance against the inevitable.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 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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