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Preempt
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Preempt meaning
To appropriate first. | To displace or take the place of (by having higher precedence, etc). | To prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall an expected occurrence by acting first.
Example sentences (20)
In a way, this says it all: Just as the Ukrainians are finally launching their long-expected counteroffensive against the Russian invaders, the latter preempt the former with another war crime.
It was still called Preempt when we purchased it from CrowdStrike.
The Canadian authorities will now conduct their work and I'm not going to preempt them.
To bring the country into NATO now would preempt membership’s value as a bargaining chip.
Asked if he had ordered Recto to study new tax reforms, the President said he did not want to preempt the new secretary in making any announcements regarding that.
Greater genetic testing in healthcare would allow for the early detection of any number of diseases, and physicians would then have the opportunity to take more proactive measures to preempt or mitigate risk.
It proposed engineering high-risk coronaviruses of the same species as the original SARS to preempt a human spillover and develop vaccine technology and strategies.
Many college athletics administrators and coaches have urged to pass a standards NIL and preempt the hodgepodge of state laws.
Wisconsin's top election official said the decision to retabulate ballots in Milwaukee should preempt a potential future challenge to the election results in Wisconsin.
I’ll also preempt the M&A question by repeating what I’ve said earlier: I do not agree that the MAX crisis compels us to acquire another carrier.
Legislation and regulations are passed to preempt all lower institutions and policies.
Trump should preempt the inevitable U.S. show trial of Assange by granting the journalist blanket pardon under the First Amendment of the Constitution.
A lawsuit filed on Thursday by the ACLU argues that the government has continuously failed to properly inform individuals of their court dates — an attempt to preempt the massive ICE raids that are reportedly expected to begin this weekend.
I’m disappointed Democrats are so obviously letting politics preempt the facts.
The human species can pro-actively preempt these common major illnesses that afflict almost all of us today!
Though not wanting to preempt the Chairman of the Elections Commission, Alexander said he believes that she will give due consideration to the proposal before her.
Britain should preempt the impending disastrous collapse of Nigeria by pressuring the government to have regard for the law.
Right now, subscribers to FirstNet have priority and the ability to preempt all other network traffic.
The California State Senate yesterday approved a bill to impose net neutrality restrictions on Internet service providers, challenging the Federal Communications Commission attempt to preempt such rules.
The executive order is partly an attempt to preempt those efforts.