preempting

Example Sentences

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Second, as a manufacturer cannot change EPA-approved labeling unilaterally, complying with both state and federal law would be impossible, preempting state suits.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

Indeed, the U.S. government’s health authorities currently provide no official guidance or support for preempting this disastrous domino effect.

From Scientific American • Oct. 3, 2023

Summit on Thursday had dropped a motion for preempting county ordinances, regulations which attorney Brett Koenecke wrote “have the intended or unintended effect of hampering projects like this one.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023

As women that means that we end up having to do not just the de-escalation, but emotional labor of preempting avoidance.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2023

I am referring, after all, to a series of very minor errors on my part and the course I am now pursuing is merely a means of preempting any 'problems' before one arises.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro