mitigate

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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

Stable long-term inflation expectations and 2.1% average labor productivity growth mitigate risks, but a large fiscal deficit is a vulnerability.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 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

Unfortunately, their plan to mitigate the impact involves travelers picking up part of the bill.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Management actions at and in the immediate vicinity of airports do little to mitigate the risk of off-airport strikes during departure and approach.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker