thwarted
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Mantel contends Yaroslavsky has thwarted efforts to increase the housing supply.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
He presides over a land that once forged a massive empire but which today is reduced to the status of a thwarted power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
But the opportunity was thwarted when, in 2023, following pushback from some local residents, his township passed an ordinance that banned large solar projects from land zoned for agriculture.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
Qatar said Thursday it was evacuating residents living near the US embassy in Doha, after earlier announcing it had thwarted attacks on Hamad International Airport.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
A prying charm will be met with a stronger charm, subtle devices will fail, devious inquiries will be deviously thwarted, and force will be turned ruinously back upon itself.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing thwarted
The Jungle
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Race to the Sun
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