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preempts
verb
(pre-empt)
to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
preempts
verb
(pre-empt)
to seize upon to the exclusion of others : take for oneself
preempts
verb
(pre-empt)
to replace with something considered to be of greater value or priority : take precedence over
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