mitigation
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The FA had proposed a three-month ban, but the commission gave credit to him for what they called "considerable mitigation in this matter, most particularly around the genuine contrition".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Any project in the district should have a clear plan for fire mitigation in the wake of the nearby Palisades fire and the Woolsey fire, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Missouri is asking utilities for wildfire mitigation plans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
In response to the growing wildfire threat, Xcel’s recent actions include creating a 60-person mitigation team, deploying hundreds of weather stations and cameras, and undergrounding more power lines over the past two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The court was then adjourned until the following day, when I would have a chance to address the court in what is known as the plea in mitigation before the magistrate gave his sentence.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Google also shared that it was deploying misalignment mitigations to monitor Argon’s chain of thought and shut down actions when necessary.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The current demand bump is likely due to some demand destruction and demand mitigations in place with the rising prices at the pump, Cinquegrana said.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
Having considered possible mitigations, Sir Olly then decided to give Lord Mandelson clearance, something which he says is not tantamount to having "overruled" UKSV.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Curry described several multilayered mitigations for a drone-saturated battlefield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
Those mitigations do not, however, logically or morally defend slavery.
From Three Prize Essays on American Slavery by A.C. Baldwin
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