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There have been mitigating circumstances, namely the sale of class midfield duo Moises Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister to Chelsea and Liverpool respectively, allied to a lengthy injury list.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2024

“But we are studying how we can improve it. We have been mitigating by installing metal poles, higher-quality cables and relocating certain lines and cutting down vegetation.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2018

District Judge Mark W. Bennett overturned Johnson’s death sentence in March 2012, saying Johnson’s lawyers failed to present evidence about her brain and personality impairments that could have been mitigating factors.

From Washington Times • Dec. 17, 2014

There have been mitigating circumstances, most pertinently opening fixtures that included the visits of Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United, as well as a trip to Sunderland.

From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2012

Finally, deciding not to be unduly harsh in his judgment, as there might have been mitigating circumstances, he is feeling a sense of self-approval, when voices are heard.

From Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 by Lee, Carson Jay