preempting

Example Sentences

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Unlike last year’s show, the 98th Academy Awards didn’t buck expectations with a moving musical performance to kick off the telecast, preempting the usual opening sketch and host’s monologue.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026

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