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Recent Examples of mitigation
While not sporty, the gearing did provide confidence and turbo lag mitigation.
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New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2025
The storms brought so much rain to Northern California that officials released water from Lake Oroville's main spillway earlier this week as a flooding mitigation effort.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Related article Fact check: Canada makes up just 0.2% of US border fentanyl seizures
Trudeau’s initial announcement that the tariffs were paused for 30 days focused almost exclusively on Canadian investment in border security and fentanyl mitigation.
—Max Saltman, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
That wildfire mitigation work now makes up about 11% of the average bill for an Edison customer, according to the commission’s public advocates office.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2025
The storms brought so much rain to Northern California that officials released water from Lake Oroville's main spillway earlier this week as a flooding mitigation effort.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Related article Fact check: Canada makes up just 0.2% of US border fentanyl seizures
Trudeau’s initial announcement that the tariffs were paused for 30 days focused almost exclusively on Canadian investment in border security and fentanyl mitigation.
—Max Saltman, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
That wildfire mitigation work now makes up about 11% of the average bill for an Edison customer, according to the commission’s public advocates office.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mitigation
Noun
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The steady decrease has prompted worries among some community members, who blame it on a deliberate campaign of misinformation and rhetoric from Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Moderna said the decrease was mainly due to the earlier launch of the newest iteration of its Covid shot last year, which shifted sales into the third quarter.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
14 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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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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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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“Mitigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mitigation. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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