thwarted
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She recruited more women, eliminated a previous gender pay gap and proposed daycare centers at the company’s main sites—an idea thwarted by security concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Horror fans waiting for jump scares will be thwarted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
But his bravura weakened as the conversation continued, and he spoke of his lost dream of being a surgeon, thwarted because his family could not afford school fees.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
His ambitions may be thwarted and some ideas may not survive contact with financial reality.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
He wanted to be prepared for any eventuality—an attack from any direction—so that it could be thwarted.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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