thwart
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That way, goals like building an emergency fund or creating flexibility within one’s finances are easier to connect to, she said — and can also thwart the feeling of being overwhelmed.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
"These disorders manifest in current symptoms of unending, synergistic, and complex delusions that thwart a rational understanding of his imminent execution," his lawyers argued.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
He sued to thwart the “ugly” project, and lost.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
A small town in Maryland has found an unconventional way to thwart Homeland Security’s national push to stand up detention centers: Snails.
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026
Alice cried, and stumbled up and fell across the thwart and half out of the canoe and then scrambled up and was gone after them.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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