thwarted
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Williams also probably had an advantage for the second half of 1994, once they had got on top of the aerodynamic problems that thwarted the start to their season.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Horror fans waiting for jump scares will be thwarted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Telegram quickly became one of the most used online services in Russia and easily thwarted a years-long attempt by Moscow's internet authorities to block access inside the country.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Washington and Riyadh would prefer to avoid getting drawn back into a fight with the Houthis, who have previously thwarted their war goals in Yemen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
My cousins—Aristotle, Socrates, Cleopatra, and Plato—had the thwarted, overbrushed look of ministers’ children.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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