stave off
Upper Intermediate (B2)neutral
To stop something bad from happening, at least for a while
"The government announced emergency measures to stave off a financial crisis."
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to stave off a precipitous population decline.
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Wendover Productions · 17:03
to stave off a precipitous population decline.
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And to stave off those lonely nights.
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weapons could stave off disaster from the outside.
How we beat authoritarianism. | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · 2:50
going to stave off the scourges of authoritarianism