averted

Example Sentences

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Although a potential crisis was averted, fears about the company’s management of the industrial facility remain.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Samsung Electronics averted a strike by reaching a bonus-pay deal with its union.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Samsung also benefited from an 11th-hour labor-dispute resolution that averted a crippling 18-day strike.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Unified officials barely averted a strike by agreeing to significant employee raises, rescinding about 200 layoffs and agreeing to hundreds of new hires of counselors, school psychologists and other student support staff.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

A few minutes passed in deep silence, during which I averted my eyes from her gaze.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane