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.—
John Lukacs
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The latest delay comes a week after lawmakers announced plans to move the proposal alongside a bill authorizing $2.5 billion to respond to the Los Angeles wildfires and fund other fire mitigation projects.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
But Lacy says the committee didn’t adequately account for mitigation measures, developed and promoted by the Crane Foundation, that can effectively deter cranes from eating farmers’ corn.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2025
From the swearing-in inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda to celebratory gatherings Trump may attend, each movement that day will have Secret Service security mitigation measures in place.
—Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
This includes verifying that vendors provide documentation such as performance metrics, bias mitigation measures, and training data details.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
But Lacy says the committee didn’t adequately account for mitigation measures, developed and promoted by the Crane Foundation, that can effectively deter cranes from eating farmers’ corn.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2025
From the swearing-in inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda to celebratory gatherings Trump may attend, each movement that day will have Secret Service security mitigation measures in place.
—Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
This includes verifying that vendors provide documentation such as performance metrics, bias mitigation measures, and training data details.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 17 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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