mitigating

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From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

New long-term supply agreements are seen as highly favorable for memory producers, mitigating future downcycle risk.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

“The market wants to see progress in mitigating the tail risks around this conflict,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

“Today, we are proactively mitigating risks before they affect the traveling public,” FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said in a statement announcing the policy change.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Just “running out of fuel, sir” at the end of a sentence, preceded by the mitigating “ah.”

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell