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remediate

[ri-mee-dee-eyt] / rɪˈmi diˌeɪt /


VERB
remove, as pollutants
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The same is true for those trying to remediate unsafe buildings.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

"We are looking at environmental disasters like oil spills, and identifying ways to remediate them in faster, greener and more sustainable ways," Oran said.

From Science Daily Jun. 5, 2026

After the Cuyahoga River was badly damaged by runaway industrialization, its multidecade cleanup effort required new technologies to monitor and remediate its water quality.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

But this summer, the building was still deemed unsafe by the fire service, which said it had to close "in the absence of any suitable plans to remediate the fire safety shortfalls".

From BBC Nov. 27, 2025

Under the judicious application of cooling astringent collyria, and other remediate means, the irritation and pain of the parts were relieved, and the lids somewhat retracted.

From The Dog by Youatt, William

The plan also pledges that by 2029, all buildings 36ft or above with unsafe cladding will either have been remediated, have a date for completion, or the landlords will be liable for severe penalties.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

"It's an opportunity now for that land to be remediated for nature and the community."

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Los Angeles County, UCLA, USC and several other organizations launched their own soil testing efforts, and all found elevated levels of lead at homes that had already been remediated by federal cleanup crews.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

“And if there was a hostile environment, it seemed to have been remediated by the end of 2024 or even May or June for that matter.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 13, 2025

The student with severe prior knowledge deficits can usually be rapidly remediated by learning basic thinking skills first: for instance, the basic memorization techniques, note taking, outlining, and free association recall techniques.

From Sequential Problem Solving A Student Handbook with Checklists for Successful Critical Thinking by Lozo, Fredric

“Preventing future Mythos level attacks and remediating identified vulnerabilities requires the participation of the broader security industry, domain expertise, and deterministic detection, which Anthropic can’t deliver,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

US officials added that any future aid would be "dependent on the Somali Federal Government taking accountability" and remediating the matter.

From Barron's Jan. 8, 2026

This 2023 estimate from CalGEM is about three times higher than other parts of the state due to the complexity of sealing wells and remediating the surface in densely populated urban areas.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2025

However, this plan was dropped earlier this month over cost concerns, with the council already having spent over £300m purchasing and remediating the site there.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2024

“Approving this contract is an important step in remediating the permissive public safety environment our city has endured for years,” Councilmember Bob Kettle, the Public Safety Committee Chair, said in a statement.

From Seattle Times Apr. 29, 2024




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