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remediate

[ri-mee-dee-eyt] / rɪˈmi diˌeɪt /


VERB
remove, as pollutants
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Mold can pose health risks for some groups of people, and is expensive to remediate.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

A better understanding of those mechanisms could eventually help determine whether bacteria can be used effectively in efforts to remediate uranium-contaminated environments.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

After the Cuyahoga River was badly damaged by runaway industrialization, its multidecade cleanup effort required new technologies to monitor and remediate its water quality.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

But this summer, the building was still deemed unsafe by the fire service, which said it had to close "in the absence of any suitable plans to remediate the fire safety shortfalls".

From BBC Nov. 27, 2025

Under the judicious application of cooling astringent collyria, and other remediate means, the irritation and pain of the parts were relieved, and the lids somewhat retracted.

From The Dog by William Youatt

According to the latest figures, there are 192 high-rise blocks in London in the process of being remediated at the moment - more than the 149 in the rest of the country combined.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

UK Energy Secretary Michael Shanks, who visited the site on Monday, said some of the properties would be able to be remediated, but "some will not".

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

“And if there was a hostile environment, it seemed to have been remediated by the end of 2024 or even May or June for that matter.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 13, 2025

As explained by Suraj Samtani, a clinical psychologist with the University of New South Wales, dementia symptoms can be remediated through an immersion in the places—and among the people—of one’s early life.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 25, 2025

The student with severe prior knowledge deficits can usually be rapidly remediated by learning basic thinking skills first: for instance, the basic memorization techniques, note taking, outlining, and free association recall techniques.

From Sequential Problem Solving A Student Handbook with Checklists for Successful Critical Thinking by Fredric Lozo

Most, including Lewis, are in various stages of grappling with insurance, permits and construction, whether they have to rebuild from the ground up or salvage their homes by remediating damage caused by toxic smoke.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

“Preventing future Mythos level attacks and remediating identified vulnerabilities requires the participation of the broader security industry, domain expertise, and deterministic detection, which Anthropic can’t deliver,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

US officials added that any future aid would be "dependent on the Somali Federal Government taking accountability" and remediating the matter.

From Barron's Jan. 8, 2026

Like others, Aquagga sees a big opportunity over the next few years for both destroying the foam and remediating the environmental damage associated with its use.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2025

The tools look for more signals of malicious activity and automate many of the time-consuming tasks of investigating and remediating breaches.

From Seattle Times May 1, 2023




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