averted
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A group of Samsung Electronics shareholders on Thursday vowed legal action against a tentative deal between the South Korean chip giant and its largest labour union that averted a major strike.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
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
Unified officials barely averted a strike by agreeing to significant employee raises, rescinding about 200 layoffs and agreeing to hundreds of new hires of counselors, school psychologists and other student support staff.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Unified officials barely averted a strike by agreeing to significant employee raises, rescinding about 200 layoffs and agreeing to hundreds of new hires of counselors, school psychologists and other student support staff.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
“Where are you taking me?” he asked in a voice soft with timidity and guilt, his gaze still averted.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
