stave off

Professional musician Anthony Pratt came up with the idea to stave off the boredom of the blackouts during World War Two in Birmingham, with his wife Elva designing the now iconic board.

A $7 billion IMF bailout helped unlock further loans from friendly nations, staving off collapse.

I was following one of the most important commandments of retirement: Keep busy to stave off feelings of isolation or depression.

The water and waste utility that serves 16 million people is nearly £20bn in debt and living off an emergency loan granted by its existing lenders keen to stave off collapse.

Hochul, a Democrat, directed Bray over the summer to develop a plan to stave off a federal takeover.