preemptive

1. Of, relating to, or imposing preemption.

   Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation.

   a preemptive attack on the enemy

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   designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence

2. Intended to interfere with an opponent's bidding.

1. They're thinking about a preemptive strike.

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2. The preemptive strike destroyed the armory, neutering the army's ability to defend against ground forces.

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3. "That's genocide!" "You call it genocide, I call it preemptive neutralization of undesirable elements. Tomayto, tomahto."

   "Це геноцид!" — "Ви називаєте це геноцидом, я називаю це превентивним знешкодженням небажаних елементів. Один хрін".

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