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Recent Examples of mitigation
Traditionally, a classic mix of 60% stocks and 40% bonds is touted to give investors growth while also offering some risk mitigation.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
McGoldrick said guidance includes $150 million unmitigated impact to COGS (cost of goods sold) in Fiscal Year 2026, although management expects to recapture between $75 million to $95 million of those costs through mitigation efforts.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
The development process will also include establishing a firewise community at Sagehill, one where residents are involved in fire preparation and mitigation as guided by the National Fire Protection Association.
—Rose Evans
january 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
Unlike traditional developments where fire mitigation is often added later, Stone Canyon was designed from the ground up to reduce wildfire risk.
—Conor McGill, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
McGoldrick said guidance includes $150 million unmitigated impact to COGS (cost of goods sold) in Fiscal Year 2026, although management expects to recapture between $75 million to $95 million of those costs through mitigation efforts.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
The development process will also include establishing a firewise community at Sagehill, one where residents are involved in fire preparation and mitigation as guided by the National Fire Protection Association.
—Rose Evans
january 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
Unlike traditional developments where fire mitigation is often added later, Stone Canyon was designed from the ground up to reduce wildfire risk.
—Conor McGill, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigation
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If the decrease in air pressure is severe enough — 24 millibars in 24 hours — bombogenesis takes place and a bomb cyclone results.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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While this reflected the decrease in broadband customers, it was partially offset by higher average rates, Comcast said.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Next week, the metro will experience gradual moderation with highs climbing back into the teens and 20s.—
Joseph Dames,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Instead of shutting off the internet due to hybrid warfare in Sudan, the Thomson Foundation calls for more moderation by social media platforms, including quickly blocking fake accounts and reducing the reach of hate speech.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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That appeasement only emboldened Hitler, and the rest is history.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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In this world of super conference consolidation, there is too much appeasement of all things Big Ten and the SEC.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Jan. 2026
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This concurrence is perhaps a more pernicious one, because both menopause and dementia involve—or, in the case of menopause, can involve—the diminishment of cognitive function.—
Anna Holmes,
New Yorker,
29 Nov. 2025
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The diminishment of free speech.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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The congressman says one of his top priorities is passing a new farm bill, which has been tied up in Congress and could provide some relief to local farmers struggling with declining profits.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Asian currency strength may give some relief to currencies such as the Philippine peso, Indian rupee and Indonesian rupiah that have been weakening.—
Marcus Wong,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Mitigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitigation. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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