stave
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TAIPEI—Taiwan has long relied on the U.S. to provide it with weapons to stave off an attack by China.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Game 4 is Monday night here in Los Angeles, a night the Lakers will try to stave off elimination and a night that will determine how the conversations will go with James if they lose.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
They found that isolation measures helped stave off a wider outbreak -- and that the majority of human-to-human transmissions occurred on the very first day the infected person had a fever.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Now, concerns have grown that the country may not be able to stave off another economic crisis.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Not such a crazy amount, as he had, which he felt brought on the sickness in the night—but just enough to stave off the hunger a bit He crawled into the shelter.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing stave
This Week In Words: August 17–23, 2019
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Music - Middle School
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 5
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