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The president ignited a firestorm by preemptively blaming the left for Kirk’s killing before anyone knew who the shooter was.

Many flocked to field offices to preemptively provide proof of their identities even when they didn’t need to.

Williams said the In-Home Supportive Services program — funded primarily by Medicaid — has preemptively cut funding for transportation to her sister’s weekly appointments.

The predictive turn in governance aligns with a broader shift toward what some scholars call “preemptive security.”

In “KPop Demon Hunters,” however, these demons are not waiting passively for humans to die but are rather preemptively harvesting souls through their addictive tunes and undeniable physical magnetism.