mitigation
noun
mit·i·ga·tion
ˌmi-tə-ˈgā-shən 
plural mitigations
: the act of mitigating something or the state of being mitigated : the process or result of making something less severe, dangerous, painful, harsh, or damaging
mitigation of suffering
mitigation of punishment
There was, in sum, a period during the Cold War … when a mitigation of the Cold War, including a renegotiation of some of its most troublesome tensions, was possible or even probable.—
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The Federal Bureau Of Investigation has warned users to be alert to the risk and recommended mitigation methods, including:
Install updates for operating systems, software and firmware as soon as they are released.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Still, the state’s building code doesn’t solve the problem of homes and neighborhoods that were built before those standards took effect, noted Roy Wright, who managed risk mitigation programs for the Federal Emergency Management Agency during the Obama and Trump administrations.
—Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Technology tests in include regolith sampling, regolith adherence, Global Navigation Satellite System abilities, radiation tolerant computing, and dust mitigation using electrodynamic fields.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
Ski patrollers are responsible for mountain safety, including monitoring slow zones and high traffic areas as well as leading avalanche mitigation, responding to medical and safety incidents, and monitoring conditions on the mountain, among other duties.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Still, the state’s building code doesn’t solve the problem of homes and neighborhoods that were built before those standards took effect, noted Roy Wright, who managed risk mitigation programs for the Federal Emergency Management Agency during the Obama and Trump administrations.
—Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Technology tests in include regolith sampling, regolith adherence, Global Navigation Satellite System abilities, radiation tolerant computing, and dust mitigation using electrodynamic fields.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
Ski patrollers are responsible for mountain safety, including monitoring slow zones and high traffic areas as well as leading avalanche mitigation, responding to medical and safety incidents, and monitoring conditions on the mountain, among other duties.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
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mitigation
noun
mit·i·ga·tion
ˌmit-ə-ˈgā-shən
1
: the act of mitigating or state of being mitigated
the cure, prevention, or mitigation of disease—Encyclopedia Americana
Encyclopedia Americana2
: something that mitigates
a large number of drugs and mitigations … at the clinic—The Journal of the American Medical Association
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