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Also in December, Volkswagen announced it had reached a deal with the IG Metall trade union which will avert plant closures in Germany and avoid immediate compulsory redundancies.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2025

Supporters say the ordinance will avert further worsening of the homelessness crisis, as well as minimize further crowding at animal shelters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2024

Their policies have an outsize impact on whether the world will avert the worst consequences of global warming.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023

Japan must broaden its vision of self-defense to encompass priorities and declaratory policies that will avert calamity in the region.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

My junior friends are hoping it will pull me into a society and I’m hoping it will avert a condition.”

From Betty Wales Freshman by Dunton, Edith K.