thwarted
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In this case, the fund being targeted thwarted the activist investors by denying them the full voting power of their shares.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
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
Sibley's 101 from 283 balls in Surrey's stalemate against Essex or Gay, who thwarted James Anderson and the highly-rated seamer Mitch Stanley to drag Durham from staring at a heavy defeat to victory?
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
They prepared to send a report to the mainland, only to be thwarted by the presence of Mr. Curtain on the plaza.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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