avert
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Last November, UC reached contract agreements to avert strikes by 21,000 healthcare, research and technical professionals in the University Professional and Technical Employees union and 25,000 members of the California Nurses Association.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 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
There lies the nub of the dilemma for Qatar and the five other Gulf states facing the brunt of the backlash from a war they tried to avert through diplomacy.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
To avert further reputational damage, authorities moved swiftly.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
I avert my gaze from a girl paying at the counter who looks vaguely familiar.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
Vocabulary lists containing avert
Of Mice and Men
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