Word: stave
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...most urgent task is to contain the tragedy. Millions have been left homeless, often desperate for food and clean water. The world's largest-ever relief effort is required first to stave off the threat of disease, which could kill as many as the waves, and then to rebuild shattered lives and local economies in the ten worst-affected countries. The efficacy of the aid operation, which demands an all-too-rare level of international cooperation and common purpose, could yet spare tens of thousands more lives. But long-term aid will be required to set those societies back...
...mice. Researchers discovered that specialized stem cells in the ovaries make new eggs throughout the mouse's life--and there is a hint the same might be true for humans. In theory, that could someday lead to new treatments for infertility and perhaps a new way to stave off menopause...
With the Black Bears scrambling to knot the score, Harvard was forced into a defensive posture, desperately hoping to stave off its rejuvenated opponent until the final buzzer...
...converted on just one field goal in the final 3:55, then turned the ball over three times in the final 2:59—on 22 occasions overall, many times on simple traveling violations—rendering its attempts to protect its dwindling lead, or at least stave off the Huskies’ push, increasingly difficult...
...zone, troops use a variety of means to try to stave off the aftershocks of trauma. Harding dealt with his anxieties by talking to other members of his company about them. Every time the events of that day ran though his mind, he said a prayer. He was reassured by visits from the battalion chaplain, who told the Marines to honor Halverson and their own good fortune by carrying...