mitigate
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Transport costs fell 2.7% from a month earlier after the federal government temporarily lowered the sales tax on gasoline and diesel to mitigate sharp price rises stemming from the Iran conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The company said Sunday that it was working around the clock to mitigate the risk of a leak and apologized to the local community for the disruption.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
“I’m continuing to work with emergency personnel to ensure that residents are safe and have the resources they need while officials work to mitigate the impacts of the hazmat incident.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
We advocate staying invested to benefit from rising earnings while diversifying across the AI value chain to mitigate company-specific risks.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Because for a private citizen to become a prince presupposes virtue or Fortune, it appears that either the one or the other of these two things should partially mitigate many of the problems.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing mitigate
Grade 10, List 6
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