averted

Example Sentences

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It is the second time a strike has been averted in as many weeks.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Unified officials barely averted a strike by agreeing to significant employee raises, rescinding about 200 layoffs and agreeing to hundreds of new hires of counselors, school psychologists and other student support staff.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

As with last spring’s trade war, the Barclays research team, headed up by Ajay Rajadhyaksha, believes the worst-case scenario is likely to be averted.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

San Diego on Friday averted a one-day teachers strike planned later this month over union demands for more special education staffing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

She hides her knowledge well....The silence went on, everybody afraid to speak, thoughts crisscrossing in the overfull air, eyes averted, shifting, lowered at last to the ground.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya