thwarting
Example Sentences
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Mostly, Julian and Lori take turns thwarting his obnoxious kids and threatening to quit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Treasury yields snapped higher Tuesday, breaking a six-week trading range and thwarting the bond market’s traditional role as a haven in times of stock market volatility.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
Those experiments showed they could turn unresponsive cancers into responsive ones, thwarting tumor growth.
From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025
She favors installing parental controls, even though wily children can outwit them, on grounds that some thwarting is better than none at all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
As it is, you are thwarting yourself and your mentality.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
