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China is still negotiating a deal with the US that would stave off crippling tariffs and possible sanctions for buying Russian crude.

Milton worried that parents were listening to misinformation from anti-vaccine groups — including one founded by Kennedy — that diminished the need for vaccination by inaccurately claiming that vitamin A staved off the disease’s worst outcomes.

The auto bailouts were emergency initiatives, taken to stave off what was shaping up as the auto industry’s imminent collapse.

Thailand's is a more recent story of being forced to sacrifice territories in the early 20th Century to stave off French or British colonial rule.

The Briton showed resilience in the early stages by staving off five break points in her opening service game.