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forestall

verb as in keep from happening

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McMahon’s ruling may also undermine what has been a growing trend toward the licensing of copyrighted content by AI developers — in part to forestall copyright infringement claims.

When the framers carefully designed our system of separated powers and drafted provisions like the foreign emoluments clause, the tyranny they were aiming to forestall looked a lot like this.

From Slate

To the chief, pushing Alito to the side would suffice to forestall public backlash.

From Slate

"This is what this is all about. It is a political movement to forestall, to roll back, to destroy, the effort to make American democracy work for everyone."

From Salon

"It is a political movement to forestall, to roll back, to destroy, the effort to make American democracy work for everyone."

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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