pre-empt
verb
(tr) to acquire in advance of or to the exclusion of others; appropriate
pre-emptory
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a word derived from
pre-empt.
Example Sentences
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My own view is that their leaders are now fully enmeshed in pre-emptory incentives of the marketplace, of politics, of regulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The lawyer remains in the jury pool, although prosecutors may still use a pre-emptory challenge to remove him.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2014
There is no need for pre-emptory, wholesale slashing of the arts – the entire cost of funding the arts in Newcastle falls within a reasonable marginal error of the estimated deficit.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 21, 2012
By the council's own admission these cuts are blanket and pre-emptory.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 16, 2012
Tens of millions are to-day co-operating in production and exchange, not because of any sweet reasonableness but because the pre-emptory demands of existence leave them no choice.
From The Next Step A Plan for Economic World Federation by Scott Nearing
