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Recent Examples of mitigation
Tack noted the city is considering offering financial mitigation to businesses directly affected by the construction, both on Deerpath as well as Bank Lane.
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
In a news release, Gap said new 30% duties on imports from China and a 10% levy on imports from most other countries will cost the company between $250 million and $300 million without mitigation efforts.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 29 May 2025
This state-run program, launched last year, offers to cover at least 75 percent of the cost of mitigation projects, including elevating a home damaged in a storm, which promises to lower insurance costs and increase the property's value.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
The search is on for additional approaches that will offer a deep mitigation of plastic without positioning the oil and gas industry at the heart of the solution.
—Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 22 May 2025
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
In a news release, Gap said new 30% duties on imports from China and a 10% levy on imports from most other countries will cost the company between $250 million and $300 million without mitigation efforts.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 29 May 2025
This state-run program, launched last year, offers to cover at least 75 percent of the cost of mitigation projects, including elevating a home damaged in a storm, which promises to lower insurance costs and increase the property's value.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
The search is on for additional approaches that will offer a deep mitigation of plastic without positioning the oil and gas industry at the heart of the solution.
—Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigation
Noun
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According to Spire, this rate increase just offsets the decrease in natural gas prices which took effect in November 2024.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2025
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The freeze amounts to a 5% budget decrease for the universities due to the $2.4 billion budget shortfall.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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There is a dark problem on Harvard’s campus, and by prioritizing appeasement over accountability, institutional leaders have forfeited the school's claim to taxpayer support.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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His use of the term appeasement echoed the criticism of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, who conceded Germany’s annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland in 1938 before World War II.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
Noun
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People with asthma: Follow your asthma action plan and keep quick relief medicine handy.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Homeowners whose homes were severely damaged or destroyed by the fires that scorched the Pacific Palisades and Altadena communities in January may qualify for up to $20,000 in mortgage relief.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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“Mitigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitigation. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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