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preemption

[pree-emp-shuhn] / priˈɛmp ʃən /


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For instance, a packaging company, retailer or distributor can claim that they have such a preemption, Kar said, and CalRecycle might not immediately review that claim.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Sinclair Broadcast Group is ending its preemption of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

Over the six days between the show’s preemption and its return, celebrities and influencers posted instructions on how to cancel subscriptions to Disney’s streaming services.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025

Because they are able to destroy enemy missile silos, and at the same time are vulnerable to an attack by the same enemy, their very existence creates incentives for preemption in a crisis.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2025

All the timber and waterpower of Deep Spring Valley had been taken up for the company under the general and local preemption and mining laws.

From California Sketches, Second Series by Fitzgerald, O. P.




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