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to keep from happening by taking action in advance
the quartermaster staved off a shortage by requisitioning more than enough supplies
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Recent Examples of stave off
That might be why Bieber uses the ointment to stave off crusty, dry lips.
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Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
The Yankees would go onto beat the Dodgers 11-4, staving off elimination with the series 3-1 in LA’s favor.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
First, to stave off elimination in Game 4 of the National League Division Series.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
The lopsided win was the Yankees' first in the best-of-seven series, and allowed the home team to stave off elimination.
—Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
The Yankees would go onto beat the Dodgers 11-4, staving off elimination with the series 3-1 in LA’s favor.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
First, to stave off elimination in Game 4 of the National League Division Series.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
The lopsided win was the Yankees' first in the best-of-seven series, and allowed the home team to stave off elimination.
—Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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But with all the progress being made, and a true effort to fix this problem that generally repels people from the sport, the numbers are starting to go back up in California.John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Republican William McKinley’s 1896 election saw the industrial establishment repel the challenge of economic populism.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Once Trump withdraws America’s aegis over these allies, what is to prevent old hostilities from resurfacing, from enmities between Germany and France or Germany and Poland to lingering resentments between the Japanese and Koreans?Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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In the current proposal for land possession there, private land prevents the Crow from visiting many of these sites without permission from the landowner.Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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Congress, however, resisted, and the proposal never became law.Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Of those, 590 were charged with assaulting, resisting, impeding or obstructing law enforcement officers, and 645 have been sentenced to some period of incarceration, the department said.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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With tensions high, diplomatic efforts remain critical to averting a wider regional conflagration.Amir Daftari, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Thursday's incident is the second potential averted school shooting to involve air guns in recent months in Wisconsin.David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
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Areas of Maricopa County like Chandler and Gilbert that swung toward President Joe Biden in 2020 turned back red in the 2024 election.Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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Lifting his hands high above his head for all to see, the Italian gave his striker an enthusiastic round of applause before turning back towards his bench.Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
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One key incumbent appeared to be heading off a possible upset: That was Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, who seemed likely to continue his astounding run as the only Republican to hold countywide office, even as Oakland County seemingly glows a brighter blue with each election.Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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In these instances, brands can head off such issues by suggesting alternative, similar sports content that the fan has legitimate access to, which shows your brand cares enough to anticipate user needs.Vinayak S., Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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The self-winding movement has been reimagined – turning away from typical brass parts and featuring sky blue PVD aluminum mainplate and parts – adding to the lighter weight of the watch.Roberta Naas, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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A couple turns away from the Elara, Resorts World Las Vegas is also preparing for the race differently this year.Sunny Tsai, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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But what was considered heroic in one era can repulse future generations.Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
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Neither club emerges with any credit from the several days Gallagher spent in limbo in Madrid or training alone at Cobham, and the cold accounting calculations involved on both sides reflect ‘Big Football’ in 2024 in a way that understandably repulses many people.Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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