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as in ticking (off)
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as in warding (off)
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staving off
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Kansas City voters overwhelmingly renewed the city’s 1% earnings tax on Tuesday, maintaining a critical funding source for city services and unmistakably staving off concerns that the city’s budget could be thrown into disarray.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026 -
Its duration favors the studios by staving off another renegotiation and potential work stoppage until 2030.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Checking (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checking%20%28off%29. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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