as in frustrating
to prevent from achieving a goal
finally checkmated the billionaire in his attempt to take over the movie studio
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The thriller stars the Academy Award winner as an expert investigator who infiltrates online hate organizations in the hopes of thwarting acts of domestic terrorism.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025 -
Opening arguments are set to begin Tuesday's in the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon for allegedly deceiving tens of millions of customers into signing up for Prime and thwarting their attempts to cancel it.—
Matthew J. Belvedere,Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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Some analysts suggested the fee may force companies to move some high-value work overseas, hampering America's position in the high-stakes artificial intelligence race with China.—
Aditya Soni,
Reuters,
20 Sep. 2025
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After much complaining, Bungie reverted some nerfs like hampering the hyper-efficient Solo Ops farm.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In May, Kennedy vowed to find what caused autism by September, baffling scientists who near-unanimously believe there is no one cause of the condition.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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This is stuttering, crashing and other issues, even on high-end hardware way above recommended specs, which is baffling some.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The North London team began the week in great fashion, defeating Spain’s Athletic Club 2-0 in their Champions League opener.—
Pueng Vongs,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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The winning tag team appeared on WWE's Wrestlepalooza post-show on YouTube along with Paul Heyman to talk about defeating The Usos earlier.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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The researchers wanted to examine the circumstances surrounding those episodes to identify solutions for preventing such deaths, said Chaudhary, who is also an assistant professor in pediatrics and emergency medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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This benefit enhances the safety of the fuel cell by preventing dangerous leaks.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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If speed is the thing, the Dolcevita Super is a good choice, but the Bluegame BGF45 foiling yacht is worthy of a look.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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There’s no other boat that prepares you for the high-tech, foiling F50 than the F50 itself.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Teams have no choice but to continue to throw numbers at stopping the run.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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That's the same deadline that Grassley gave Noem to respond about stopping student visa authorizations.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Checkmating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checkmating. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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