forefend
Britishverb
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Heaven forefend Amazon would use robots to make chores less laborious, as it has for warehouse work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Heaven forefend, this might have pushed them to work longer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
Gods forefend that I should shun That benignant Mother's son!
From Second Book of Verse by Field, Eugene
Nay, nay," cried the Friar Gonsol, "the saints forefend from thee the evil temptation provided for my especial proving!
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney
What did Master Chadwyck say, who is to wed Mistress Alice, our master's daughter, if nought forefend?
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, John
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