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21pre-empt — verb 1》 take action in order to prevent (an attack or other anticipated event) happening; forestall. 2》 acquire or appropriate in advance. ↘N. Amer. acquire by pre emption. 3》 Bridge make a high opening bid in order to prevent the opponents… …
22pre-empt spot — An advertising spot for a particular period of airtime on television, bought in advance at a discount for use only if another advertiser does not offer to take up that time at the full rate …
23pre-empt — v. 1 tr. a forestall. b acquire or appropriate in advance. 2 tr. prevent (an attack) by disabling the enemy. 3 tr. obtain by pre emption. 4 tr. US take for oneself (esp. public land) so as to have the right of pre emption. 5 intr. Bridge make a… …
24pre·empt — …
25emptor — / emptə/ noun ⇒ caveat emptor …
26preempt — pre‧empt [priːˈempt] also pre empt verb [transitive] to make what someone else has planned to do or say unnecessary, impossible, or ineffective by doing or saying something first: • The salesperson may try to pre empt the customer s objections. • …
27preemption — preempt pre‧empt [priːˈempt] also pre empt verb [transitive] to make what someone else has planned to do or say unnecessary, impossible, or ineffective by doing or saying something first: • The salesperson may try to pre empt the customer s… …
28Ordinary Time — Liturgical year Western Advent Christmastide Epiphany Pre Lent Lent Easter Triduum Eastertide Ascensiontide Pentecost Ordinary Time Eastern Feast of Cross Nativity Fast Nativity T …
29The Wizard of Oz on television — The enormous popularity of the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz among Americans is primarily due today to the large number of times it has been shown on U.S. television, [http://thewizardofoz.info/faq14.html] although it was a famous film even… …
30Northern Epirus — Note: For the autonomous state formed in the region at 1914, see: Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus. The region of Epirus, stretching across Greece and Albania. Legend grey: Approximate extent of Epirus in antiquity orange: Greek periphery… …
