thwarts
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It brings to mind this concept of malicious compliance, where you’re technically doing what you’re supposed to, but in a way that actually thwarts the goals of the powers that be.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025
In what are called Darling chestnuts, however, a CRISPR-modified wheat gene is inserted into the tree and thwarts this acid with minimal genetic alteration.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2023
And then, tensions stretched to the breaking point, the book thwarts all expectations, leaving behind a feeling of lingering unease.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
That not only thwarts the aspirations of students and their families, but it also adds costs for the state and federal taxpayers who subsidize their educations.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2023
I'm hoping for hours of uninterrupted romantic political discussion, but Didu thwarts that plan.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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