thwart

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At the age of 14, Jemma Williamson, travelled from Wirral to Chester to attend a band signing event - but her dreams of meeting the star were thwarted as she was unable to get in.

From BBC

By contrast, he’s more optimistic about organizations such as the Mayo Clinic, where the central bureaucracy doesn’t seem “spring-loaded to thwart innovation.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Anglo's bid to offload its loss-making company is not only being thwarted by the depressed market for mined diamonds, particularly in China, according to analysts.

From Barron's

Russian intelligence officials claimed they had thwarted an attempted attack on a Russian soldier in St Petersburg at the end of last month.

From BBC

But the chance for a reunion with the Stoke-on-Trent star this year was once again thwarted as Williamson was unable to secure a ticket for his upcoming gig in Wolverhampton on Monday.

From BBC