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Recent Examples of mitigation
The local emergency calls for strengthening state partnerships, coordinating funding, mitigation strategies and infrastructure protection.
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Midlothian Mayor Gary L’Heureux assured residents the MWRD had a track record of successful flood mitigation projects.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
When information is not known or reported, which appears to be the case with the Washington Hilton suspect, mitigation measures are nearly impossible.
—Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
That same day, Pollard received an email from Mike McCall, a consultant who runs a risk-mitigation firm specializing in higher education and sports.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Midlothian Mayor Gary L’Heureux assured residents the MWRD had a track record of successful flood mitigation projects.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
When information is not known or reported, which appears to be the case with the Washington Hilton suspect, mitigation measures are nearly impossible.
—Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
That same day, Pollard received an email from Mike McCall, a consultant who runs a risk-mitigation firm specializing in higher education and sports.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigation
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According to Gary’s 2025 Public Safety Report, the city’s homicide rate is its lowest since 1970, and fatal shootings decreased from 133 incidents in 2024 to 101 in 2025, which is a 24% decrease.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The decrease in students also means a decrease in state funding for next school year.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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For many people, shrimp is safe to eat in moderation.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
23 Apr. 2026
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While news outlets attempt to maintain civility in comment sections by various forms of moderation and by articulating policies of acceptable speech, moderating comments itself is a labor-intensive endeavor, and not all news outlets want to or can dedicate the necessary amount of resources to it.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 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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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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This time, Trump’s pressure tactics are sparking resistance, not appeasement.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
7 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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Doe is seeking damages exceeding $75,000, along with other punitive damages and other relief to be determined at trial.—
Lexi Nicklaus,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2026
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When aid workers reached out to South Sudanese authorities with a request to deliver emergency relief, however, it was denied.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Mitigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitigation. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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