Avert
Avert verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Spare
Spare verb - To use or give out in stingy amounts.
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Both words in one sentence
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They also spare significant energy sources as they're approaching an energetic crisis, and are desperately searching an infinite one specifically to avert it.
- Mommy Had A Good Reason For Abandoning You: Narini abandoned Ranu in an orphanage to spare him the pain that being around her would cause, and possibly in an attempt to avert the future she saw in the cards.
Source: Webcomic / One Question - Most family trees branch quite a bit due to multiple children having multiple children (and families of important lineage in particular tend to make a point of having a "spare" heir around to avert any potential Succession Crisis).
Source: Single Line of Descent
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