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Recent Examples of mitigation
As the mitigation work continued, a contractor took off his socks and shoes and rolled up his pants to his knees and proceeded to wade into the pool to place an ozone nanobubble tube as tourists and locals milled about on a sunny morning.
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ABC News, 16 June 2026
For the first time ever, all 78 of the World Cup’s matches will be protected with counter-UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) mitigation equipment, and there are now higher fines in place against flying drones near sports stadiums.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Customers praise the extensive services offered and the smooth scheduling process, but some have complained that Terminix’s mitigation methods have not been as effective as hoped.
—Nick Perry, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Shilling noted that the Siskiyou County crossing is also the first wildlife overcrossing in California that was planned, funded, and built by Caltrans specifically to improve wildlife connectivity rather than as a mitigation requirement tied to another project.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
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ABC News, 16 June 2026
For the first time ever, all 78 of the World Cup’s matches will be protected with counter-UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) mitigation equipment, and there are now higher fines in place against flying drones near sports stadiums.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Customers praise the extensive services offered and the smooth scheduling process, but some have complained that Terminix’s mitigation methods have not been as effective as hoped.
—Nick Perry, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Shilling noted that the Siskiyou County crossing is also the first wildlife overcrossing in California that was planned, funded, and built by Caltrans specifically to improve wildlife connectivity rather than as a mitigation requirement tied to another project.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigation
Noun
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Even when those withdrawals are planned, seeing balances decrease can feel unsettling.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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There are contact tracing efforts in place, but Congo reported a decrease in reporting coverage last week due to the expansion of the outbreak into new areas, and to community resistance.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
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While beneficial, moderation is crucial; excessive or improper training risks injury and body imbalances.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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But the Iranian figure at the center of the deal is not a diplomat known for moderation.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Chinese diplomats and the foreign ministry say that their outreach in the region is aimed at building friendship and assisting countries with poverty alleviation, agricultural and economic development, and law and order.—
Didi Kirsten Tatlow,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Lillian Wald, the founder of public health nursing, was also a champion of women’s suffrage, poverty alleviation, and racial equality.—
Patrick Smith,
STAT,
27 Jan. 2026
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After a brief burst of good ratings results, CBS News is once against under a dark cloud of allegations of MAGA appeasement and corporate-overlord overreach.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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So was the England of 1939, which horrified Forster with its antisemitism and politics of Nazi appeasement.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Opponents also warn of a diminishment in the competition for labor, as well as massive job loss.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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The result within a few years would be a diminishment of the role of the low tech one-to-one job counseling, as well as the mission and culture of the former Unemployment Offices.—
Michael Bernick,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Being a wedding guest is hard work, but has always left me with a profound sense of relief.—
Bobby Finger
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Get on-demand temperature relief -- anytime, anywhere.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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“Mitigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitigation. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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