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"Security forces are operating in the Qalandia camp area in order to thwart terror and apprehend wanted individuals," a military official told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

But for all of Tom and Anna’s trepidation toward Max, they do little to thwart him from being all up in their business.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

The group’s open letter calls on Bonta to take action to thwart the Ellison expansion effort.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Defense contractors have outfitted strike weapons and interceptors with layers of sophisticated electronics to hit targets and thwart enemy countermeasures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Melisandre huddled upon a thwart, lost in the folds of a dark red cloak that covered her from head to heels, her face a paleness beneath the cowl.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Wendy thwarts that in accordance with the third trope: the hero returning to save someone weaker than she is.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2025

It brings to mind this concept of malicious compliance, where you’re technically doing what you’re supposed to, but in a way that actually thwarts the goals of the powers that be.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025

And then, tensions stretched to the breaking point, the book thwarts all expectations, leaving behind a feeling of lingering unease.

From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

That not only thwarts the aspirations of students and their families, but it also adds costs for the state and federal taxpayers who subsidize their educations.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2023

I'm hoping for hours of uninterrupted romantic political discussion, but Didu thwarts that plan.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

At CMO Today, we’ve covered all manner of online optimization tactics that have emerged in the AI era, from thwarted attempts at manipulating Reddit threads to Mailchimp’s plans to improve the “crawlability” of its sites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

While purchases of Iranian oil by Chinese “teapot” refineries are now thwarted by the U.S. blockade, the buyers remain willing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Horror fans waiting for jump scares will be thwarted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

A former Portuguese colony in the Gulf of Guinea, the island nation of 200,000 inhabitants has a history marked by attempted coups including one in 2022 that was promptly thwarted by the military.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

But still...a part of her squirmed, frustrated at being thwarted.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

Mostly, Julian and Lori take turns thwarting his obnoxious kids and threatening to quit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

The midfielder might have added a fourth late on but Levante goalkeeper Mathew Ryan denied him with an excellent reflex save, after first thwarting Raphinha.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

He renounced his British passport and became an American citizen in 2019, and became fixated on thwarting China’s advancements in semiconductors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

Those experiments showed they could turn unresponsive cancers into responsive ones, thwarting tumor growth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2025

Now was the time, they all knew, if there ever was to be a time, when he ought to have it out with his friend and king—yet Guenever was thwarting him.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White