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thwart [θwɔːt] VB trans

thwart

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thwart

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In the efforts to thwart global warming, many countries have switched to fuel-efficient vehicles and battery-operated vehicles. en.wikipedia.org

The local community rallied around the post office in an attempt to thwart the end of postal service but were not successful. en.wikipedia.org

In the event of consumer complaints, this thwarts investigators from recognizing the connection between biz-ops listings in various newspapers. en.wikipedia.org

Their romance is thwarted by his parents, but after she nurses him to recovery from an apparently fatal illness they are married. en.wikipedia.org

Modern dongles include built-in strong encryption and use fabrication techniques designed to thwart reverse engineering. en.wikipedia.org

Each time a wild tile is played, the player who utilizes the tile must swap boards with an opponent, thwarting his strategy. en.wikipedia.org

The player must use the helicopter and occasionally other vehicles to thwart their plans. en.wikipedia.org

He was usually thwarted in his endeavours by the people he encountered. en.wikipedia.org

His executive decisions were often thwarted most famously in the ending of the rule of the regional major generals appointed by himself. en.wikipedia.org

The thwart risings are fastened through the timbers with its upper edge on the level of the undersides of the thwarts. en.wikipedia.org

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