averted
Example Sentences
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The call that might have averted disaster came into William Mulholland’s office that morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Funding for research into particle physics at Cern and astronomy projects is also affected, but the deep cuts initially feared have been averted.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Compound that with domestic crises like a narrowly averted Samsung factory strike and an overall slowdown in non-tech industries, and things have become rather volatile on the peninsula.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
None of the sovereign defaults over the past decade—among them Argentina, Ecuador, Ghana, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, and Venezuela—would have been averted by a debt pause.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
“It?” asked Lazlo, remembering the way Eril-Fane had averted his eyes and said he didn’t sleep well in Weep.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
