pre-emptively
- a variation of preemptively.
- a word derived from pre-emptive.
Example Sentences
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But soon, there were rumours about Korambayil's behaviour – both at work and outside it too – which he would sometimes pre-emptively warn her about.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Easyjet said that, with thunderstorms restricting the number of arrivals and departures, it has had to "pre-emptively cancel some flights to and from Gatwick in advance".
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
“Since our product is a legal contract, we take great care to pre-emptively avoid dispute resolutions by crafting carefully worded contracts that contain provisions for all possible event scenarios,” a Kalshi spokesperson told Barron’s.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Anthropic isn’t releasing the model yet and announced earlier this week that it had launched a coalition of leading technology companies that will work pre-emptively to bolster online defenses.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
That tug of war is likely to cement central bank officials’ instincts to sit still and wait for clarity rather than act pre-emptively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
