Avert in a sentence

A bill to suspend the U.S. government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling and avert a disastrous default cleared a key procedural hurdle in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting the stage for an vote on the bipartisan debt deal itself.

Analysts do not expect an immediate deal to avert a historic default, which the Treasury Department has warned could come as soon as June 1. Forecasters warn a default would likely send the U.S. economy into deep recession with soaring unemployment.

Any real effort to avert a coup would have required communicating to the Egyptian Armed Forces that a military takeover would trigger severe consequences.

At that point, Congress will need to raise the limit to avert a default that could crash the financial markets.

Before the White House meeting, both McCarthy and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted it would be simple to avert default—if only the other side capitulated.

Biden and McCarthy, as you’ll recall, sat down to craft a deal to avert a default and a global financial crisis.

BofA said its global research economists expect inflation to gradually cool across the globe, allowing central banks to trim rates in the second half of 2024 and avert a global recession.

Bonds are now on course to narrowly avert a third consecutive annual loss after the economy started to fade and the Fed stopped tightening.

But we weren’t about to avert our eyes from the spectacle.

Chew, a native of Singapore, told the lawmakers that TikTok prioritizes user safety as he sought to avert a U.S. ban on the app by downplaying its ties to China.

Claire Sullivan, CSP director of employment relations, said: “Our members are sick and tired of hearing the UK Government claim they are open to talks with the health unions when they have not lifted a finger to avert strikes in England.

Do scriptures warn of a time of climatic catastrophe and what guidance do they provide to avert/combat it?

Global equities rose on Monday as talks in Washington resumed to avert a U.S. default, and gold prices retreated under pressure from hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve officials.

He responded to a caller on the radio program who asked about measures being put in place to avert continued sewer blockages in Lusaka’s residential areas.

Here’s why you should pay attention: These senseless, self-induced crises have cost us taxpayers big bucks in higher interest on U.S debt, Congress manages to avert a government stoppage or a default.

I don’t know, but I believe that in negotiation, there are opportunities to avert war.

It's currently impossible to say whether he is trying to avert this nuclear war, or somehow rewrite the past so the U.S. emerged triumphant.

McCarthy’s embrace on Saturday of a bipartisan deal to avert a US government shutdown triggered the Florida Republican’s mutiny.

McCarthy’s Wall Street address came with Washington heading toward a potential fiscal crisis over the need to raise the nation’s debt limit, now at $31 trillion, and avert a federal default.

Ministry of Local Government and Public Works communication and advocacy director, Mr Gabriel Masvora said Government had put in place measures to avert casualties when the tropical storm makes landfall.