mitigate
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Caine answered that the military was “always thinking about those considerations” and had processes in place to mitigate the risks.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
Levi Strauss, or Levi’s, as it is commonly known, has raised prices over the past year to mitigate the impact of tariffs.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
“Everyone is trying their best to mitigate the impact domestically and hoping that resolution can come soon — somehow, someway,” said Goh.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
So the team asked the state to grant them a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes, something commonly used in real-estate development to mitigate risk by creating tax certainty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
In another time, if I felt it unavoidable, I would have presented the fact solely to mitigate the ill sweep of my own activities.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Vocabulary lists containing mitigate
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