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avert your eyes and avoid the spoilers. Truman ordered the Army
to seize control of the nation's railroads to avert a strike.
Gradual steps should be taken to avert an abrupt crisis. To
avert the tragedy of a repeat performance, both sides need to
keep their hardliners in check. Those are key areas in which
good practices might help avert other violent acts. He bore his
part bravely in the contest, but could not avert his destiny.
Still, it wasn't enough to avert tragedy. After borrowing
billions, colleges rush to avert financial fallout. Altogether,
this forested landscape will help the world avert damaging
climate change. In most cases, when we are presented with an
unusual person, we avert our eyes. Offended audience members may
easily avert their eyes. They were merely acting from hand to
mouth to avert the parliamentary censure with which they were
threatened. But experts caution that technology alone may not be
enough to avert another disas