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if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster
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Taiwan has also pledged to increase investment in the United States, purchase more U.S. energy and boost defense spending to more than three percent of GDP in a bid to head off Trump’s levies.
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Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
The Fed lowers rates to bolster a sagging economy and raises rates or keeps them higher longer to head off inflation.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 31 July 2025
During a meeting with a group of CBS record label executives in Los Angeles, Osbourne bit the head off a dove.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 July 2025
The direct payments to providers will help head off gaps in direct funding for child care providers as the Child Care Counts Program ended on June 30.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
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Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
The Fed lowers rates to bolster a sagging economy and raises rates or keeps them higher longer to head off inflation.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 31 July 2025
During a meeting with a group of CBS record label executives in Los Angeles, Osbourne bit the head off a dove.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 July 2025
The direct payments to providers will help head off gaps in direct funding for child care providers as the Child Care Counts Program ended on June 30.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
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“Head off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20off. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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