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mitigation

[mit-i-gay-shuhn] / ˌmɪt ɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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Any project in the district should have a clear plan for fire mitigation in the wake of the nearby Palisades fire and the Woolsey fire, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

He works on food security and conflict mitigation through his Howard G. Buffett Foundation, which, like the foundations of his siblings Susie and Peter, are funded by gifts of Berkshire shares from their father.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

City officials have closed the Peninsula area to vehicular traffic, except for residents until further notice as crews continue mitigation and response efforts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

In 2023, $1.8tn was given to mitigation, while adaptation did not secure even 5% of that – it scraped $65bn globally.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The greatest jolt came when Dr. Moroka tendered a humiliating plea in mitigation to Judge Rumpff and took the witness stand to renounce the very principles on which the ANC had been founded.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Google also shared that it was deploying misalignment mitigations to monitor Argon’s chain of thought and shut down actions when necessary.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Drug approval, product safety, and nuclear oversight require regulators to have a detailed understanding of hazards and mitigations beforehand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

The current demand bump is likely due to some demand destruction and demand mitigations in place with the rising prices at the pump, Cinquegrana said.

From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026

The health board says it has put mitigations, including bespoke cleaning regimes and other infection control measures, in place to reduce risks.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026

Romilly had fought in vain for mitigations of the criminal law from 1808 to 1818.

From A Short History of English Liberalism by Walter Lyon Blease




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