mitigate

Example Sentences

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“There are some things we can do to mitigate it, but those fuel prices end up being reflected in the rates.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Coinbase is cutting 14% of its workforce and focusing on non-trading segments like stablecoin partnerships to mitigate the slowdown.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Ms. Shortland argues that, much as we could not eliminate Covid-19 but had to learn to mitigate its effects and then live with it, we must accept that ransomware is endemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

But behind the scenes, in London and in Brussels there is intense lobbying going on for measures to mitigate the impact both of high prices and potential shortages.

From BBC • May 3, 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