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Recent Examples of mitigation
The mitigation plan is considered part of Christensen’s personnel files and is confidential, Ames said.
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Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Finally, homelessness solutions must include prevention and mitigation.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
In mid-April, base officials said federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Response Center, were notified of the leak and mitigation efforts were initiated.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Newson’s wildfire mitigation and forest management policy is fairly reasonable.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
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Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Finally, homelessness solutions must include prevention and mitigation.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
In mid-April, base officials said federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Response Center, were notified of the leak and mitigation efforts were initiated.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Newson’s wildfire mitigation and forest management policy is fairly reasonable.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigation
Noun
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Consumption has been linked to decreases in all-cause mortality.—
Christina Manian,
Health,
14 May 2026
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But drug harm reduction advocates and researchers say shifts in the drug supply and changes in drug use are the major contributors to the decrease in deaths.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Classic sauna drinks include ice-cold lager, Long Drink, or homemade berry juices, with moderation being key.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Fortunately, its moderation system includes an appeal process.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 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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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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The film is a quiet yearning romance alongside an interrogation of Nazi appeasement, class, and duty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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Literature’s loss of cultural authority is due in part to funding cuts, book bannings, and political attacks on higher education, but the overwhelming driver of its diminishment may be our own indifference.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Paradoxically, his quest for totality entailed a diminishment—of size, of scale, of material.—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Iran nuclear deal, a 2015 accord reached under President Barack Obama, had placed limitations on Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for relief from economic sanctions.—
Brooke Migdon,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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Now, a new study suggests researchers may have found the first drug regimen capable of rapid and sustaining relief from suicidal thoughts across a broad group of patients.—
Ariana Eunjung Cha,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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“Mitigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitigation. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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