averted

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As with last spring’s trade war, the Barclays research team, headed up by Ajay Rajadhyaksha, believes the worst-case scenario is likely to be averted.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

The immediate threat may now have been averted for the football pitch.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

While an environmental disaster from the jet fuel spillage was averted, the coastguard undertook a clean-up operation after discovering clumps of plastic pellets, or nurdles, in the sea and washed ashore.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

Others, the sweet relief of a false alarm and disaster narrowly averted.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Isa did a final mop to get rid of the stickiness, careful to keep her eyes averted from the peephole.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser