preemptive
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“After considering its options, the Monetary Board deemed it necessary to take timely and preemptive policy action to safeguard price stability,” the BSP said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Israeli officials described it as a preemptive attack to “remove threats to the State of Israel.”
From Salon • Mar. 4, 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
Raab’s boss was sold, and instructed her to “take the novel off the table” in a preemptive deal that would prevent other publishers from bidding.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
But ahead of these always came another question, posed by Barack himself, preliminary and supposedly preemptive when it came to running for office of any sort.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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