thwarting

Example Sentences

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The setting also dictates the response: Thwarting battlefield attacks in Ukraine requires a different approach from protecting infrastructure against spying drones in a crowded European city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

Thwarting the switches “really comes down to oversight and enforcement,” Corlette said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024

Thwarting the diseases and infections that come from waiting too long to urinate or not being able to wash one’s hands.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2019

Thwarting the desired message, Solange aims to keep folks company more than to guide them home.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2016

Thwarting nocturnal consciousness of this fragile animal, man, sleep inadvertently obstructed an appreciation for all that was black N and she did want to appreciate all that was black.

From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)