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Recent Examples of mitigation
Florida will lose $293 million of the $312 million Congress okayed for hurricane relief and flood mitigation efforts.
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
The authors therefore recommended that wildfire risk mitigation remain a top priority in Colorado, by taking proactive steps to maintain forest health and establishing fuel breaks when appropriate.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
The failure to engage in proactive tax mitigation results in unnecessary overpayment to the IRS, something Gee warns could cost business owners and high-net-worth individuals millions of dollars over their lifetimes.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Develop compliance-first AI strategies that balance transparency, risk mitigation, and legal requirements.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
The authors therefore recommended that wildfire risk mitigation remain a top priority in Colorado, by taking proactive steps to maintain forest health and establishing fuel breaks when appropriate.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
The failure to engage in proactive tax mitigation results in unnecessary overpayment to the IRS, something Gee warns could cost business owners and high-net-worth individuals millions of dollars over their lifetimes.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Develop compliance-first AI strategies that balance transparency, risk mitigation, and legal requirements.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigation
Noun
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In the first half of 2024, 3.12 million animals entered U.S. shelters, according to Shelter Animals Count, a decrease from the same period in 2023.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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Analysts project earnings of $0.68 per share on sales of $14.11 billion, indicating a decrease from the earnings of $0.82 per share and sales of $14.88 billion in the same quarter last year.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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But states will likely respond with a combination of retaliation, appeasement, and diversification.—
Eswar Prasad,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Apr. 2025
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Sheinbaum’s policy of Trump appeasement may well be the least-bad course open to Mexico.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
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For the last year, individuals and businesses affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton qualify for tax relief, as well as disaster victims in parts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Mexico, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Alaska.—
Cora Lewis,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Warming from climate change is making the pollen season longer, and more people are going to the doctor each year looking for relief, according to a recent research review published in the journal The Laryngoscope.—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Mitigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitigation. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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