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if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster
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Waller in particular has expressed concern that the Fed should ease policy now to head off future issues in the labor market.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Decked out in a custom 3D wheelchair, Cola, now aged 4, left the shelter and headed off into the sunset and a life in a new forever home.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Then, when the Patriots bulked up and played base personnel (four defensive backs), Smith threw it over their heads off play-action.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Pegula then broke again to cap a four-game run that wrapped up the set and, this time, Sabalenka quickly retrieved her bag and headed off to the locker room.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Decked out in a custom 3D wheelchair, Cola, now aged 4, left the shelter and headed off into the sunset and a life in a new forever home.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Then, when the Patriots bulked up and played base personnel (four defensive backs), Smith threw it over their heads off play-action.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Pegula then broke again to cap a four-game run that wrapped up the set and, this time, Sabalenka quickly retrieved her bag and headed off to the locker room.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Head off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20off. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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