warded
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But her supporters argue that only a street fighter like her could have ended Communist rule in the state and, until this week, warded off a determined BJP attempt to oust her party from power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Their agreement to testify warded off potential contempt-of-Congress proceedings against them.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
They were also revered as talismans that warded off evil spirits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2025
The drug, called lolamicin, also warded off secondary infections with Clostridioides difficile, a common and dangerous hospital-associated bacterial infection, and was effective against more than 130 multidrug-resistant bacterial strains in cell culture.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
Bronze Yohn's heir, Ser Andar Royce, and his younger brother Ser Robar, their silvered steel plate filigreed in bronze with the same ancient runes that warded their father.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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