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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
forestall .
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Examples
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After admitting that name calling "lowers the level of discourse... forestalls thoughtful response and...does not suggest an excess of class," Pitts says:
Dorian de Wind: Birthers: Leonard Pitts Doesn't Mince Words Dorian de Wind 2011
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And it forestalls national development, which she says begins with the building of a taxation system and the attraction of foreign commercial capital.
The Next Empire 2010
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And it forestalls national development, which she says begins with the building of a taxation system and the attraction of foreign commercial capital.
The Next Empire 2010
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After admitting that name calling "lowers the level of discourse... forestalls thoughtful response and...does not suggest an excess of class," Pitts says:
Dorian de Wind: Birthers: Leonard Pitts Doesn't Mince Words Dorian de Wind 2011
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After admitting that name calling "lowers the level of discourse... forestalls thoughtful response and...does not suggest an excess of class," Pitts says:
Dorian de Wind: Birthers: Leonard Pitts Doesn't Mince Words Dorian de Wind 2011
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The deal, which forestalls a Jan. 1 tax increase on 160 million workers, represents a retreat for the House GOP, which had been at odds with Senate Republicans and party elders who feared a backlash in the 2012 elections if the tax break was allowed to expire.
House, Senate Clear Payroll-Tax Accord Siobhan Hughes 2011
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This bill entrenches insurance companies and forestalls single payer.
Matthew Yglesias » Raul Grijalva Flirting With History’s Greatest Monster Status 2010
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And it forestalls national development, which she says begins with the building of a taxation system and the attraction of foreign commercial capital.
The Next Empire 2010
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This bill entrenches insurance companies and forestalls single payer.
Matthew Yglesias » Raul Grijalva Flirting With History’s Greatest Monster Status 2010
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After admitting that name calling "lowers the level of discourse... forestalls thoughtful response and...does not suggest an excess of class," Pitts says:
Dorian de Wind: Birthers: Leonard Pitts Doesn't Mince Words Dorian de Wind 2011
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