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But it is Philippa Northeast as Sybylla who is the shiny thing from which we cannot avert our eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Justice Secretary Alex Norris has apologised to victims and their families and said the government was trying to avert "a prison capacity crisis".

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

"What you worry about is the repeated shocks are building a muscle memory of what it means to raise prices, and that's the exact thing the Federal Reserve is tasked to avert," she said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

The deals, reached to avert a strike in April, promised double-digit raises to teachers, aides, custodians and other workers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

To avert a catastrophe, Ludendorff told the kaiser, Germany must seek an immediate armistice.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

That marks a drop of more than 30% from their May peak and likely averts the disaster commodity experts had warned about as one of the largest crude supply shortages in history began playing out.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026

The deal is good because it averts an outcome that has become common: the conversion of a great studio into a diminished version of itself after being absorbed by a traditional rival.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025

The bipartisan measure, passed by the House on Wednesday and the Senate on Thursday, averts the potential of an unprecedented government default that would have rocked the U.S. and global economies.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2023

President Biden is scheduled to deliver a rare Oval Office address on Friday evening after congressional passage of legislation that narrowly averts the economic calamity of a first-ever default on the nation’s debt.

From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2023

She speaks matter-of-factly, but nevertheless she averts her gaze.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Although financial collapse was averted, the troubles that contributed to the receivership were exacerbated over the years by leadership instability — with 11 appointed leaders over an 11-year span.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Major conflicts were averted, and so perhaps was another gathering next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Compound that with domestic crises like a narrowly averted Samsung factory strike and an overall slowdown in non-tech industries, and things have become rather volatile on the peninsula.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

Crisis had been averted and a last-16 tie against either Ivory Coast or Norway awaits.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

They seemed to believe she was no longer worthy of their attention or maybe that it was wrong to look at her now, that there was something perverse about it, and they averted their gaze.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

Sullenberger's quick thinking and calm demeanour were credited with averting disaster.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The boom has also fuelled worker demands over pay packages, with Samsung averting a major strike in May by agreeing a deal on bonuses with its largest union.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

On the NYSE, new 52-week highs outpaced new lows and numbered more than 100 again, so this buy signal is still in place — narrowly averting being stopped out.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

But as the company’s leaders huddled in a conference room to discuss plans for averting disaster, two things happened that Susman and Jacob would never forget.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

“I only lie when it’s necessary,” Milo explained defensively, averting his eyes for a moment and blinking his lashes winningly.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller