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Definition
prevent from happening
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turn away or aside — often to turn your eyes away from something
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turn away or aside — often to turn your eyes away from something
- This opposition had been crushed when the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce had reported to a committee of manufacturers that in every city where he had appeared, Mr. Monday had turned the minds of workmen from wages and hours to higher things, and thus averted strikes.Chapter 7 (68% in)
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