preemptive
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The Philippine central bank raised rates in a preemptive strike against mounting inflation risks fueled by the war in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Israeli officials described it as a preemptive attack to “remove threats to the State of Israel.”
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026
Mark Taylor, former head of a Cambodia-based anti-trafficking NGO, said the "preemptive shifting of scam centre resources", including workers, equipment and managers, had been seen ahead of law enforcement sweeps.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
“But the preemptive strike in the whole thing was Mike and the walk, which was huge. He set the whole table for us.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025
Hence these are typical examples of the phenomenon of preemptive domestication that we discussed above.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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