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Recent Examples of mitigation
Equity, in this sense, is an antitrust-mitigation strategy.
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Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
In capital cases, defense teams typically begin mitigation work immediately, Spencer said, gathering background information that could humanize the defendant if the case reaches sentencing.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
In mitigation, Tottenham have built a squad that does possess the players to link the midfield and attack, but with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski both out injured for the coming months, there is a need for more midfield players to be braver when progressing the ball.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Proposition 494 would pay for a new fire station in the Superstition Vistas area, new fire equipment and facility repairs and improvements for air filtration and cancer mitigation.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mitigation
Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
In capital cases, defense teams typically begin mitigation work immediately, Spencer said, gathering background information that could humanize the defendant if the case reaches sentencing.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
In mitigation, Tottenham have built a squad that does possess the players to link the midfield and attack, but with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski both out injured for the coming months, there is a need for more midfield players to be braver when progressing the ball.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Proposition 494 would pay for a new fire station in the Superstition Vistas area, new fire equipment and facility repairs and improvements for air filtration and cancer mitigation.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigation
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One study in British Columbia found that sea star wasting disease led to a 311 percent increase in the population of medium-sized sea urchins and a 30 percent decrease in kelp density over two years.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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The increase in population growth last year drove the neutral rate higher, the decrease in population growth this year is driving it lower, and that means that policy was much looser last year than people thought.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The middle class is historically a force of moderation and stability in Iran, bridging the gaps in society and counteracting extremes.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Experts still advise moderation—about 8 ounces a day—since too much can add unnecessary sugar to your diet.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The war made clear that peace cannot be secured through appeasement.—
Lin Fei-fan,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Oct. 2025
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Some of his targets have learned through bitter experience that preëmptive appeasement only opens the door to escalating demands.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The diminishment of free speech.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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While integrating Woltemade has perhaps exacerbated the diminishment of those returns, the regression also hints at something more fundamental with Newcastle’s attacking set-up.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Everybody at that point took a collective sigh of relief.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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But in Israel, some of the relief felt in the wake of the agreement has been eclipsed by anger that Hamas so far has released only the remains of nine of the 28 deceased hostages held in Gaza.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Mitigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitigation. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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