averted

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Samsung also benefited from an 11th-hour labor-dispute resolution that averted a crippling 18-day strike.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

It is the second time a strike has been averted in as many weeks.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Unified strike was dramatically averted with hours to spare on April 14 in a conflict that commanded local and national attention for weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

"It is a victory in the sense that no other country in the world was able to broker the ceasefire and we were on the verge of a possible catastrophe. Pakistan averted that," says Basit.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

She averted her eyes and hurried past, feeling as though she were still trapped in a nightmare.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor