thwart
Example Sentences
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It is part of a move to build out a domestic rare-earths supply chain and thwart China’s sector dominance.
The biggest harbinger that things were about to fall apart in Iran didn’t come from the thwarted anger of the country’s opposition or the frustrated hopes of young people hungry for more personal freedom.
It was the second time in just a few months that Pustilnikov’s attempts to fill the building had been thwarted.
From Los Angeles Times
“Matt listens to me,” said Porth, who even made a slide tackle from midfield to thwart a potential breakaway earlier this season.
From Los Angeles Times
“No Other Choice” bluntly depicts a contemporary workforce decimated by AI and cost-cutting, but its view of alienated labor and thwarted masculinity has roots in indelible works such as “Parasite” and “Breaking Bad.”
From Los Angeles Times
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