preempt
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A federal district judge, rejecting that contract provision, ruled last month that GEO Group must let health inspectors in, writing that “GEO’s new contract cannot preempt state law, even if it purports to.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The Foreign Office explained at the time that it had disclosed the incident to preempt any attempt by the perpetrators to manipulate the footage.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
He stressed that Gottheimer has expressed opposition to some legislation that would preempt state AI laws.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
There are measures the company has adopted over the years to bolster its platform against myriad vulnerabilities: adopting cybersecurity programs to preempt automated bot accounts, and expanding protections for music festival mishaps.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Chili peppers, squashes, amaranths, and chenopods are other crops of which different but related species were domesticated in Mesoamerica and South America, since no species was able to spread fast enough to preempt the others.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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