averted

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Los Angeles school officials announced on Sunday morning that a tentative agreement has been reached with the teachers union — making it possible that a planned Tuesday strike could be averted.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Even if that tragedy was averted, the triumphant rescue underlined the risk American forces still face in Iran.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

As with last spring’s trade war, the Barclays research team, headed up by Ajay Rajadhyaksha, believes the worst-case scenario is likely to be averted.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

That still might happen—but only because the U.S. narrowly averted disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

She averted her eyes and behaved respectfully around the monkeys, because she did not want a monkey to get a notion in its head to spit at her.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston