preempting
Example Sentences
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With Sabrina Carpenter hosting, the cast couldn’t pass up the chance to revive Marcello Hernandez‘s Domingo at the top of the show, preempting the standard spot for Donald Trump‘s shenanigans.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2025
Indeed, the U.S. government’s health authorities currently provide no official guidance or support for preempting this disastrous domino effect.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 3, 2023
Bryan told The Times that he would be “ecstatic” to see Los Angeles successfully establish an independent redistricting commission on its own next year, preempting the two bills’ sway over the city’s redistricting process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2023
One way it does that is by preempting state-level suits against a union for helping to organize a workplace.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2023
I am referring, after all, to a series of very minor errors on my part and the course I am now pursuing is merely a means of preempting any 'problems' before one arises.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
