mitigating

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Mitigating against “critical harm”—defined as “the death or serious injury” of more than 100 people or more than $1 billion in economic damage—might not seem like a heavy lift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Mitigating damage requires accurate assessments of risks, but most predictive models focus on projected sea level rise while most physical observations focus on storm surge events.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2024

Mitigating, Hugh Forgan told the court Burns had suffered a traumatic early life and was living with his mother at the time of the offences.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2024

Mitigating factors sometimes include evidence that a defendant has mental problems, that they have shown remorse, that they are very young or that they suffered childhood abuse.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2023

Mitigating the rigors of winter, by giving back to the atmosphere the surplus heat stored up during the summer, they have revolutionized agriculture.

From In the Year 2889 by Verne, Jules