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In an effort to thwart fraud, the Social Security Administration said it has fixed millions of records and is working on correcting millions more.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

The leaders of India's youth-led online "cockroach" movement were released on Sunday, their lawyer said, a day after they were detained to thwart a major protest against the election commissioner.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Police refused them permission to protest and unprecedented curbs were in place to thwart the protesters from reaching the venue.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Russian engineers are skilled at exploiting off-the-shelf equipment to maximum benefit, such as in creating antennas that thwart electronic countermeasures and communication networks that overcome jamming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Blackberry was fidgeting on and off the thwart, strung up, able to feel only too clearly all that Hazel felt himself.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

The long consignment to the wilderness thwarts “preservation, access, education, creative reuse, scholarship, etc., when most of the works are out of circulation and not benefiting any rights holders.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025

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

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

“The Challenge” injects randomness and chaos into the mix that thwarts the most studious strategists, mainly by throwing people for a loop by changing up certain games and tossing psychological tests into its pressure cooker.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2023

Sometimes she’d be going on very intensely then come to a sudden stop with something like: “What is it? What is it? What can it be that thwarts us?”

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

That same month, Slovak authorities said they thwarted a planned arson attack on a Ukrainian drone factory there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

York Valkyrie became the first side to win the Women's Super League three times after an incredible defensive effort thwarted Wigan Warriors at the Brick Community Stadium.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Herbert had to pounce on the loose ball and the threat was thwarted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Their efforts were thwarted by Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, who rejected the petition right at the deadline, hours before the state’s primary election last month.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

He stares at the ground near the man in the grey suit’s feet, looking for his shadow, though he is thwarted by the ever-shifting light.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

But the law keeps thwarting them, and the Hutchinson case could become the latest example.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

You hardly need reminding of the backdrop that contributed to thwarting many of his recent, many predecessors: a persistently sclerotic economy and a persistently turbulent international picture, for starters.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Los Angeles police corralled and arrested scores of minibike riders on Sunday, thwarting a takeover of 6th Street Bridge, police said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Lockheed has another megadeal for missiles on order with the U.S. government—a preliminary $35 billion multiyear contract for Thaad interceptors, a larger munition also capable of thwarting ballistic missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

You have aided in thwarting me; now you shall come to my call.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker