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Recent Examples of mitigation
Xcel has included some of the points in a new wildfire mitigation plan that the PUC will consider.
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Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2024
These systems support better resource planning and disaster mitigation.
—Shelli Brunswick, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Climate scientists agree that reducing dairy and meat consumption in wealthy countries is a necessary part of climate mitigation.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 2 Nov. 2024
As far as wildfire mitigation investments are concerned, the governor directed the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety and the CPUC to evaluate today’s oversight practices for utility wildfire safety and ensure that these programs are cost-effective.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2024
These systems support better resource planning and disaster mitigation.
—Shelli Brunswick, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Climate scientists agree that reducing dairy and meat consumption in wealthy countries is a necessary part of climate mitigation.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 2 Nov. 2024
As far as wildfire mitigation investments are concerned, the governor directed the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety and the CPUC to evaluate today’s oversight practices for utility wildfire safety and ensure that these programs are cost-effective.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigation
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This decrease is attributed to a reduction in transactions at existing centers.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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By 2050, Tanzania may experience significant drought and more intense flooding, which could lead to a widespread decrease in agriculture and a lowering of the gross domestic product by up to 18 percent.New York Times, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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If your rival is evil, compromise—indeed, negotiation itself—becomes appeasement.Christopher Layne, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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But with its final ape/human interaction, Kingdom settles on appeasement, and Caesar never stood for that.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
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One Israeli official suggested that Netanyahu could look to end Israel’s offensive in Gaza early in Trump’s term as a way of handing the Republican a quick diplomatic victory amid relief over Vice President Kamala Harris’ defeat.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Lobby group Family Business UK said tens of thousands of family-run businesses and farms will be ruined by this change due to lower levels of inheritance tax relief.Marc Shoffman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Mitigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitigation. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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