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mitigate

[mit-i-geyt] / ˈmɪt ɪˌgeɪt /


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Ranchers and farmers in Spain and France have historically managed their land to mitigate the risk of megafires.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

“That’s really kind of disheartening — that we’ve tried our best to mitigate fires ... yet fires are destroying more homes,” said Amanda Carlson, a research scientist with the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

The ideal scenario is for rain to fall overnight to mitigate the loss from evaporation.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Airlines have been raising fares to mitigate the impact of inflated fuel prices since the war in Iran sent oil prices surging earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

A few congressmen and witnesses tried to mitigate the scapegoating of the Osage.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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

Santander’s geographic diversification mitigates risk by reducing volatility, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

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

From Barron's Mar. 24, 2026

But he added that the products Arm designs for that part of the market come with “dramatically smaller royalties,” which mitigates the potential impact on Arm’s business.

From MarketWatch Feb. 4, 2026

There is a consideration that mitigates the complication, and renders the task of unravelling it not altogether hopeless.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

The attention economy is often portrayed helpfully by media outlets as an individual problem to be mitigated by reducing our own dependence on screens and devices.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Given the power of some AI models, there’s a question of whether governments regulate how this technology is rolled out, if it hurts job creation, and how that is mitigated.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

The province of Alberta is for now is the project’s proponent, on the belief that private investors will jump in once political risk is mitigated.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

This is the most mitigated statement of all.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

It has said the company is committed to mitigating environmental effects at its facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The TD Cowen analysts also noted that the two reports this week said the items that won’t be served were toppings, rather than Taco Bell’s core menu items, thus mitigating the risk to sales.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

The purpose of these laws, Jackson wrote, was to “vindicate property rights” by mitigating “concerns associated with violations of those rights by armed individuals on private land.”

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

She added that the city should hold the company accountable for a safe cleanup and for mitigating any environmental hazards.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2026

I had thought of telling him about the rash too, as a mitigating circumstance, but decide that our relationship is not at a point where I want to be discussing my body.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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