avert
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The tentative agreement was the third and final milestone needed to avert a walkout and school shutdown in the nation’s second-largest school district.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Lebanese officials hope the talks result in a ceasefire and the disarmament of Hezbollah, as well as avert a renewed, long-term Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Iran's ambassador to Kuwait urged Gulf states to find a way to avert a "tragedy" as the clock ticked down on Trump's deadline.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Gulf states are a major source of fertilizer, and it’s too late to avert the effects of an export disruption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
“On the morrow. In a moon’s turn. In a year. And it may be that if you act, you may avert what I have seen entirely.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing avert
Of Mice and Men
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