mitigating

Example Sentences

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Tetreault cites the shorter duration of bare-knuckle fights as another mitigating factor when answering safety concerns.

From BBC

In a statement sent to the BBC, the court said it considered Thomas P's previous clean record and the loss of a person close to him "to be mitigating factors".

From BBC

In between, there is a vast array of products that can serve the reliability demands of customers while mitigating the impact of buying natural gas during peak periods in the spot market.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some have paid for legal advice, while others have taken mitigating steps such as introducing gender-neutral toilets.

From BBC

The play, directed by Lisa James, one of Tanner’s trusted collaborators, is remarkably fair to both characters without at all mitigating their flamboyant shortcomings.

From Los Angeles Times