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Recent Examples of mitigation
My friend, Mimi Wu, a plastic waste management and mitigation expert and CEO of Global Green Solutions, believes that smaller, more focused discussions with ministerial involvement are needed.
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Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
There are more than 2,000 skyscrapers higher than 200 meters worldwide that are especially vulnerable to high winds, and understanding those differences is crucial to coming up with better mitigation strategies in the future.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
Companies should implement comprehensive AI governance policies that cover data ethics, accountability, bias mitigation, and security measures.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Local officials largely agree that though the town can and should engage in short-term traffic mitigation measures, beach traffic is at its core a systemic issue, requiring large-scale regional collaboration to eliminate it entirely.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025
There are more than 2,000 skyscrapers higher than 200 meters worldwide that are especially vulnerable to high winds, and understanding those differences is crucial to coming up with better mitigation strategies in the future.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
Companies should implement comprehensive AI governance policies that cover data ethics, accountability, bias mitigation, and security measures.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Local officials largely agree that though the town can and should engage in short-term traffic mitigation measures, beach traffic is at its core a systemic issue, requiring large-scale regional collaboration to eliminate it entirely.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigation
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In addition to a drop in homicides, Durham saw a 24% decrease in shooting incidents from 2023 to 2024 — though the number of people shot increased 6.8%, according to Durham Police Chief Patrice Andrews.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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According to the Peterson Institute for International Economics, deporting just 1.3 million undocumented immigrants will trigger a 1.2% decrease in GDP and a 1.1% drop in employment by 2028.—
Noreen Sugrue,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Putin’s own officials couldn’t have put it better themselves, much to the horror of our European allies, who know the dangers of appeasement.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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At that time, the Trump administration was staffed by officials like John Bolton, Mike Pompeo, and Elliott Abrams, all of whom viewed diplomacy with Tehran as akin to the worst kind of appeasement.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The program, which went into effect on January 5, created a $9 toll for drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th Street during peak traffic hours and $2.25 overnight to enter Manhattan below 60th Street, known as the congestion relief zone.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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For decades, both parties have used that maneuver to push major domestic policy legislation through Congress — including tax cuts, health care policy changes and economic relief packages — over the opposition of the minority party.—
Catie Edmondson,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Mitigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitigation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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