pre-emptive

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pre-emptive

adjective more pre-emptive · most pre-emptive

alternative Alternative spelling of preemptive The GNR made a pre-emptive attack in 1865 when it submitted a Bill to build a line from Bourne to Sleaford, purely to block any developments by the GNR.

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@misc{pre_emptive_2026,
  title = {pre-emptive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pre-emptive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}