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Police refused them permission to protest and unprecedented curbs were in place to thwart the protesters from reaching the venue.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Russian engineers are skilled at exploiting off-the-shelf equipment to maximum benefit, such as in creating antennas that thwart electronic countermeasures and communication networks that overcome jamming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

The article—by reporters Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, and Maggie Haberman—adds that those commanders are alarmed by how much the war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, including long-range missiles and interceptors to thwart air attacks.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

In some frontline Ukrainian cities, nets are hung high and wide across long stretches of road, forming corridors like spiders' webs to thwart aerial attacks.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Alice cried, and stumbled up and fell across the thwart and half out of the canoe and then scrambled up and was gone after them.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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

“The Challenge” injects randomness and chaos into the mix that thwarts the most studious strategists, mainly by throwing people for a loop by changing up certain games and tossing psychological tests into its pressure cooker.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 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

Fans have repeatedly told him how they can relate — to Lilo’s frustration over feeling misunderstood, to Nani’s determination in spite of a world that continually thwarts her good intentions, even to Stitch’s rebellious nature.

From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2022

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

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

The officers have since thwarted roughly 400 master carton smuggling attempts, involving nearly 6,000 pre-labeled shipments of peptides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Torrential rain meant everyone got cold and wet, particularly the protesters but the road remained blocked and the parade was thwarted.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Their efforts were thwarted by Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, who rejected the petition right at the deadline, hours before the state’s primary election last month.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

But the available data paint a worrisome picture of thwarted learning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

He stares at the ground near the man in the grey suit’s feet, looking for his shadow, though he is thwarted by the ever-shifting light.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

But the law keeps thwarting them, and the Hutchinson case could become the latest example.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Under that proposal, MPS would buy both Banco BPM and the wealth management firm Banca Generali, thwarting Intesa's takeover bid.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Los Angeles police corralled and arrested scores of minibike riders on Sunday, thwarting a takeover of 6th Street Bridge, police said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

They are also thinking of ways to stymie enemy drones without accidentally thwarting their own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025

You have aided in thwarting me; now you shall come to my call.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker