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Recent Examples of preemption According to Disney and Nielsen that preemption impacted a little less than one-fourth of the country. Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025 Kimmel’s preemption on various ABC affiliates owned by Nexstar and Sinclair led to the beginnings of a significant boycott of Disney and many of its subsidiaries, including Hulu. Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025 McLachlan had been booked on the show prior to the preemption, a representative told The Associated Press. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025 That same day, Carr praised Nexstar's preemption of Kimmel. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for preemption
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Noun
  • The takeovers typically occur late at night or in the early morning hours, with some groups igniting fireworks to add to the thrill.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Coinciding with its centenary, Loro Piana last year staged a takeover of Harrods for the holiday season.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the appropriation on Wednesday, the Board of Supervisors tapped on Measure W, a ballot measure originally billed as funding for homelessness, to provide funding to various immigration groups.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The bill’s defeat in the Senate certainly doesn’t help the argument that the House should come back and hold hearings or votes on appropriations.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The seizure is the largest forfeiture action sought by the DOJ in history.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Shortly before his death, Maka began having brief seizures, so the team began scheduling comprehensive evaluations.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Now eight months later, Trump has come to Jerusalem and told the same Israelis that there will be no annexation of Gaza or the West Bank.
    Thomas Friedman, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The annexation question appeared to subside for a time afterwards.
    Paula Newton, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Preemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preemption. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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