mitigating

Example Sentences

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Brent crude was below $92 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate near $89 a barrel, below March levels due to mitigating factors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

In your 60s, the focus does shift from maximizing returns to preserving your assets and mitigating the effects of inflation and taxes, all while maintaining your peace of mind.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Smith said there had been mitigating factors and he had reduced the £1.853m fine by a third as the company had entered an early guilty plea.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Ceesay got in some mitigating backstory for his otherwise despicable, cyborg-armed Yutani loyalist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

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

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell