averted

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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

San Diego on Friday averted a one-day teachers strike planned later this month over union demands for more special education staffing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The immediate threat may now have been averted for the football pitch.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

"These quiet victories of international cooperation -- the wars prevented, the famine averted, the vital treaties secured -- do not always make the headlines," he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

Cora averted her eyes and made her face into slate for him, as she had ever since his proposal.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead