as in to seize
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
the thoughtless teenagers had preempted front-row seats that were reserved for the guests of honor
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Recent Examples of preempt
That’s according to local TV outlets, all of which preempted regular coverage to focus on the conflagration.
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
But instead, macOS preempts this task with directions for creating a passkey that will be synced through iCloud.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Streeter wonders what decisions might have preempted the military coup: for example, Allende might have tried to negotiate a coalition government with the center-right Christian Democrats or agreed to a plebiscite on his rule.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
As long as California’s rules meet the conditions laid out in section 209, they cannot be preempted by the federal rules.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
But instead, macOS preempts this task with directions for creating a passkey that will be synced through iCloud.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Streeter wonders what decisions might have preempted the military coup: for example, Allende might have tried to negotiate a coalition government with the center-right Christian Democrats or agreed to a plebiscite on his rule.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
As long as California’s rules meet the conditions laid out in section 209, they cannot be preempted by the federal rules.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preempt
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In a lightning three-week offensive, the M23 took control of eastern Congo's main city Goma and seized the second largest city, Bukavu.—
JANVIER BARHAHIGA AND MONIKA PRONCZUK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Serving this warrant with a copy of the Affidavit, and making the search and if the person or property to be found there, to seize the person or the property and hold for safekeeping until further order of this court.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Kyle Shanahan’s system elevates almost every QB, but Lance lasted only eight games (four starts) with the 49ers, then failed to usurp Cooper Rush in Dallas.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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This began a multi-decade attempt by George to usurp power from Edward and take the throne for himself.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Personal property confiscated by the FBI during its 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago was boxed up and loaded onto Air Force One to make the journey back to Florida.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump celebrated on Friday after the FBI returned boxes of classified documents that were confiscated during a raid of Mar-a-Lago in 2022.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Lozano exited the match in the 28th minute after appearing to grab his left hamstring.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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Tari Eason scored 14 points and Dillon Brooks added 12. Sabonis’ injury Sabonis grabbed his left hamstring while running the floor just over a minute into the game.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Mar. 2025
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While the competitive spirt was certainly alive and well between co-parents Tarek, Heather and Christina throughout the season, another personal crisis unexpectedly stole the show: Christina's split from Josh.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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While its interior artfully blends mid-century aesthetics with a modern Scandinavian feel, the food and beverage program truly steals the spotlight.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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If Iowa were to upset the Spartans, Michigan could claim a share of the conference championship with a win on Michigan State’s home floor.—
Austin Meek,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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If the lawsuit isn’t dismissed, CBS claims that it should be moved to federal court in New York.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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Figuring out whether to do a conversion and precisely how much to convert in each future year is immensely complicated.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Here Meanwhile, a new regional piece of legislation is being drafted — and is up for approval this week — that would remove norms that currently prevent Rome movie theaters from being converted into any other type of business besides being a cultural space.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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The property occupies a sizable 7,500-square-foot lot.—
Bay Area Home Report,
The Mercury News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Oleksandr Prokudin, head of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, which was mostly occupied by Russia early in the war but later partially retaken by Ukrainian forces, said three years of war had hardened his countrymen to the ups and downs of the fight to survive.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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