preempting

Example Sentences

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Four states — Arizona, California, Michigan, and Washington — have already enacted laws preempting local taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2024

Indeed, the U.S. government’s health authorities currently provide no official guidance or support for preempting this disastrous domino effect.

From Scientific American • Oct. 3, 2023

One way it does that is by preempting state-level suits against a union for helping to organize a workplace.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2023

But don’t lump it into a trend of “grief horror,” Savage pleads, preempting comparisons to the likes of Jennifer Kent’s 2014 “The Babadook.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023

I am referring, after all, to a series of very minor errors on my part and the course I am now pursuing is merely a means of preempting any 'problems' before one arises.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro