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thwarted

adjective as in unsuccessful

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The 1 October attacks were largely thwarted by Israel's military, but a small number struck central and southern Israel.

From BBC

But, for decades, congressional Republicans, heavily supported by the gun lobby, have largely thwarted firearms restrictions, including an attempt to revive the assault weapons ban in 2022.

Deputies arrested a man with guns, fake IDs and license plates in what a sheriff calls a thwarted assassination plot near a Trump rally in Coachella.

“I no longer feel thwarted in that way and I can pay my rent,” Strong says.

An aerial firefighting task force has been thwarted — and sometimes grounded — by a new interpretation of a U.S.

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