mitigating

Example Sentences

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Forest Service spent $3.1 billion mitigating wildfire conditions in the state over the last few years, California spent $4.3 billion, according to the California Forest Resilience and Wildfire Task Force.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

“We remain confident in the strength of our platform, our ability to continue innovating, and our capacity to meet customers’ evolving needs while mitigating the impact of this development,” he added.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Heal the Bay said it has partnered with the city to form a task force dedicated to determining the cause of the reported pollution and informing future solutions for mitigating the problem.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

James Gray, mitigating, told the court his client accepted what he did and had behaved well while on remand in prison.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

I had thought of telling him about the rash too, as a mitigating circumstance, but decide that our relationship is not at a point where I want to be discussing my body.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich