mitigation
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Working in catastrophe mitigation for the state of Louisiana, Goings likes to be prepared for the worst.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The budget would shift the agency’s focus toward domestic timber production and wildfire risk mitigation and response, and away from more recent turns toward conservation and recreation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Investors are cautious about new nuclear reactor investments due to high costs, preferring clear paths and risk mitigation.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
In mitigation, David Mason KC said the "hardened criminal" had "completely gone off the rails and got himself in a terrible, terrible situation".
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
The greatest jolt came when Dr. Moroka tendered a humiliating plea in mitigation to Judge Rumpff and took the witness stand to renounce the very principles on which the ANC had been founded.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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