Example Sentences

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Qatar said Thursday it was evacuating residents living near the US embassy in the capital Doha, after earlier announcing it had thwarted attacks on Hamad International Airport.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Syria, unable to resume a program it had conducted in violation of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, only said at the time that it had thwarted an Israeli airstrike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Yet others pointed out that the pandemic had thwarted their high school’s in-person graduations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

Earlier on Monday, Israel's domestic security agency said it had thwarted a Hezbollah attempt to assassinate a former official.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

Hazel had thwarted Gaea’s plans that time, but she’d had to pull down the cavern, sacrificing her life and her mother’s.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan