thwarting

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Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said retaliatory measures from Canada on U.S. products are a major hurdle thwarting talks between the two countries on a renewed trade pact.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Treasury yields snapped higher Tuesday, breaking a six-week trading range and thwarting the bond market’s traditional role as a haven in times of stock market volatility.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025

Justin Herbert throws a costly interception at the goal line, thwarting the Chargers’ comeback hopes in a 27-10 loss to the Washington Commanders.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 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