mitigate

Example Sentences

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Fire officials said these were part of ongoing efforts to mitigate some of the impacts clearing the site could have on the neighboring community and the environment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

By contrast, the 1700s laws were mere “anti-poaching” rules meant to mitigate “harms and risks associated with unauthorized hunting.”

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

The current higher charter rates mitigate expenses related to the still-elevated war-risk insurance premiums tankers need to pay.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

"Unless we have a cultural shift towards understanding how to mitigate heat, written into design guidance, I think we're going to build things that are not fit for purpose," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

The fact that our lack of care and concern may have been, at times, unintentional or unconscious does not mitigate our crime—if we refuse, when given the chance, to make amends.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander