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preempt

[pree-empt] / priˈɛmpt /


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ANZ Research’s Dhiraj Nim believes it will be difficult to preempt how the GDP series will change under the new framework, with significant changes to the base year and input data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Shortly before Disney announced Kimmel’s initial suspension, TV station groups Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group each said they would preempt the show and have said they will not bring it back.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

There are only so many times a network affiliate like Sinclair can preempt a network show.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025

There may very well be a way that he can devote time and resources to coming after a social media company like X, though, and Musk and his lawyers would like to preempt that possibility.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2025

“I know what I did was wrong, Mom,” I said in a bid to preempt whatever she had in mind.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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