preempt

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025

In addition, Levin said the 9th Circuit determined that FCC measures did not preempt states from separately taking action.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2025

Managing the expectations of new users and explaining the logistics of the adjustment period can help preempt the early rejections and persistent underuse of hearing aids.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2024

Rapid spread of a crop may preempt domestication not only of the same wild ancestral species somewhere else but also of related wild species.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond