are mitigating
- present progressive of mitigate.
Example Sentences
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For now, there are mitigating factors like the fact that advanced AI cyber capabilities are not yet widely available.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Magistrates adjourned the hearing for sentencing to consider if there are mitigating circumstances - "including exceptional hardship" - for not disqualifying him from driving.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2024
There are mitigating circumstances which apply in the situation of the elderly man who died of AKPV.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2024
Of course, there are mitigating circumstances to explain the Golden Bears’ worst start in the 114-year history of the program that’s directly tied to a rash of injuries.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
If a fair trial is to be allowed there are mitigating circumstances to be urged.
From The Raid of John Brown at Harper's Ferry as I Saw It by Leech, Rev. Samuel Vanderlip
