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preemptive

adjective as in preventive

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Newsom’s preemptive strike signals the return of the hostile relationship between Democratic-controlled California and the Trump administration that was a hallmark of the Republican’s first term.

San Diego Gas & Electric has not reported any areas in its turf that may see preemptive power shutoffs.

Republicans have filed dozens of lawsuits to preemptively challenge the Nov. 5 election if Trump loses.

Not unlike 2020, Trump and his allies are preemptively making outlandish and extreme assertions to lay the groundwork for a claim, if they don’t prevail, that the election was stolen.

From Salon

Her other lawyer in the film is an unidentified male voice, who asked Carroll, in a preemptive attempt to counter harsh questioning from Trump’s legal team, if she enjoys the attention from the case.

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

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