avert
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Talks between Samsung and its labor union to avert a walkout collapsed External link on Wednesday.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Was it enough to avert a challenge to the prime minister's leadership less than two years after he won a landslide general election victory?
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Consider how often we find ourselves turning away: As we pass someone on the street asking for help, we slightly avert our eyes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
To avert a strike, agreements also must be reached with Local 99 of Service Employees International Union and Associated Adminsitrators of Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
“On the morrow. In a moon’s turn. In a year. And it may be that if you act, you may avert what I have seen entirely.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing avert
Of Mice and Men
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students, List 2
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"Of Mice and Men"
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