1
as in ticking (off)
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as in warding (off)
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staving off
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And no longevity-claiming therapy is considered fruitful without sound research that confirms efficacy after following a diverse cohort of humans for decades to see if the therapy is associated with extended life or staving off chronic disease.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Mexico's move is intended to protect its domestic producers from these latest tariffs while preserving internal supplies and staving off downward price pressures.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Checking (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checking%20%28off%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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