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In April, Sir Olly Robbins, the former head of the Foreign Office, told MPs that he granted Lord Mandelson security clearance to take up his post as ambassador having put "mitigations" in place.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Drug approval, product safety, and nuclear oversight require regulators to have a detailed understanding of hazards and mitigations beforehand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The current demand bump is likely due to some demand destruction and demand mitigations in place with the rising prices at the pump, Cinquegrana said.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

She said exemptions were previously agreed in 2017 and ongoing risk mitigations continue to be applied as the ward remains open.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The Bible was to rule everything, and it was the Bible in its plain and simple meaning, without the mitigations which tradition and allegory had allowed in former times.

From The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation by Dobschutz, Ernst Von