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• s  designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
  a preemptive business offer

• Two prime candidates for further testing of the Bush administration's doctrine of preemptive warfare suddenly seem to morphing into exercises in Cold War-ish containment .
• Then, last week, Begin sent a letter of his own warning Reagan that the situation was similar to the crisis that preceded the 1967 Six Day war, when Israel took preemptive .
• The new plan for changes in financial regulation appears to follow a common Bush pattern: a preemptive move against tougher regulations.

• pre-emptive

News & Articles

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• Bank Indonesia Raises Deposit Facility Rate After Rupiah Slide
  Indonesia’s central bank said it raised the rate it pays lenders on overnight deposits as a preemptive step to maintain monetary stability and will ensure there is sufficient liquidity in the market.
  June 12, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Outcomes Health Information Solutions Unveils Sister Company, SeniorCare
  ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Outcomes Health Information Solutions, LLC (Outcomes Health), a leading healthcare analytics and services provider, today announced the official launch of its sister company, SeniorCare (Silent Seniors Community Care, LLC), a high-touch care advocacy program that is the preemptive solution for addressing care and data gaps. SeniorCare’s integrated platform is ...
  June 12, 2013 - Business Wire
• The Bar is open! Come make a difference
  Well, this is my last article as president of The Jacksonville Bar Association. Heck, this is my last article in any capacity for a while (yes, that is intended to be a preemptive strike).
  June 10, 2013 - Jacksonville Daily Record

Quotes

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• Oliver Stone in guardian.co.uk
  It includes his belief that God personally chose him to be president of the United States, and his coming into his own with the stunning, preemptive attack on Iraq,Stone added.
• John McCain in Washington Post
  When asked at a town hall meeting about the Bush policy on preemption, McCain said: "I don't think you can make a blanket statement about preemptive war because obviously it depends on the threat that the United States of America faces."
• David Petraeus in Bloomberg
  Army General David Petraeus told Congress that "the Israeli government may ultimately see itself so threatened by the prospect of an Iranian nuclear weapon that it would take preemptive military action to derail or delay it."