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obviate

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verbmake unnecessary

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This ruling isn’t likely to obviate that plan – the city wants all kinds of projects in that area to be viable, not just density-unit projects.

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No arguing there, but I actually felt more alive, more present wading in what felt like glacial melt that morning, when the hurt obviated everything but a scream that shifted into a smile.

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I realized, even with the station a little bit of a distance from my house, having that light rail would obviate the need for car ownership.

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I worry that animated versions of the past might give viewers the impression that they know exactly what happened—that the past is fully present to them—which will then obviate the need to learn more about the historical event.

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It didn’t obviate my fear of one private organization having that power.

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This obviates the need for separate tools like LUKS, VeraCrypt, or BitLocker.

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According to Kenealy, this concept is ideal for college dorms, taking less time than traditional delivery and obviating the need for a stranger to show up at students’ rooms.

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But this port (to obviate misunderstanding) is not on the Ocean lying eastward, but on that gulf which I have called French bay.

THE JESUIT RELATIONS AND ALLIED DOCUMENTS, VOL. II: ACADIA, 1612-1614VARIOUS

To obviate the necessity for 'legs,' a simple and efficient substitute is shown in the transverse section.

YACHTING VOL. 2VARIOUS.

It is possible he may have the offer of an appointment in England, which would obviate the necessity of our returning to India.

ROBIN REDBREASTMARY LOUISA MOLESWORTH

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