Avert
Guard
Guard verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Usage example: guard the quarterback so he doesn't get sacked
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The adults that avert this— the museum guard, the ones driving the helicopter, are the ones who need their brains for the jobs they have.
Source: Literature / Uglies -
After exposing the corruption Sam is told that, as a result, a sympathetic guard who had helped Sam throughout the episode eventually becomes the new warden (who, presumably, would avert this trope).
Source: Wardens Are Evil -
The book notes that Easy Company did their best to avert this trope (the "on duty" part, anyway) and prided themselves on manning guard posts with sober and alert troopers.
Source: Series / Band of Brothers
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