preemptive
Example Sentences
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Recall that Gabbard had always agitated against waging preemptive war.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
However, benign credit costs could provide support, as it has over MYR900 million of preemptive provisions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Rescue work was suspended and preemptive evacuations began Saturday as Typhoon Fung-wong bore down on the Philippines, days after another storm killed at least 204 people.
From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025
Because they roamed under the ocean’s surface, the subs were also undetectable and, therefore, less vulnerable than fixed land-based missiles to an enemy preemptive attack.
From Slate • Sep. 16, 2025
The idea is to make preemptive strikes against possible flashpoints.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
