mitigate

Example Sentences

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But two decades in Germany, where he learned the language so completely that he sometimes catches himself thinking German, helped mitigate any Yankee Doodle stereotypes by the time he moved to La Liga.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Hassett said the U.S. had taken steps to mitigate the price spike, including releasing oil from its strategic petroleum reserve, and he noted that China may do the same.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Hassett said the U.S. had taken steps to mitigate the price spike, including releasing oil from its strategic petroleum reserve, and he noted that China may do the same.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Analyst Owen Birrell estimates the Australian airline’s efforts to mitigate A$700 million of additional second-half fuel costs should limit the earnings hit to between A$450 million and A$500 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

He spent a lot of time imagining what other people were thinking and feeling that might mitigate their behavior.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson