HEAD OFF

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The travel agent heads off potential booking problems by confirming every reservation twice. The compliance officer heads off regulatory violations by conducting monthly internal audits. She heads off arguments at family dinners by changing the subject when tension rises. The tour guide is heading off the group before they wander into the restricted archaeological zone. The legal team is heading off a potential lawsuit by renegotiating the supplier contract. He is heading off a conflict with the neighbours by fixing the fence before they complain. The pilot headed off the storm by changing the flight route over the Atlantic. The CEO headed off the hostile takeover bid by securing a strategic partnership agreement. They headed off a bigger problem by calling the plumber before the leak spread further. The customs officer was heading off smugglers when the delayed flight finally landed. The project manager was heading off budget overruns when the client requested extra features. She was heading off a tantrum by distracting her toddler with a favourite toy. The airline has headed off dozens of complaints by upgrading passengers to business class. The HR department has headed off a major strike by agreeing to a revised pay structure. I have headed off several misunderstandings by simply explaining my intentions clearly upfront. The border patrol will head off any vehicles crossing the restricted mountain pass tonight. The board will head off the investor crisis by publishing a transparent financial recovery plan. We will head off the queue at the supermarket by shopping early on Saturday morning. Dozens of travellers were headed off at the checkpoint before reaching the terminal. A damaging press release was headed off by the communications director at the last minute. The escalating argument was headed off by a well-timed joke from the eldest brother. If you leave now, you will head off the rush-hour traffic on the coastal highway. If you address the discrepancy now, you will head off a full regulatory investigation next quarter. If you apologise now, you will head off a much longer and more painful silence. If the navigator had recalculated earlier, she would have headed off the dangerous detour completely. If the auditors had flagged the issue earlier, management could have headed off the financial penalty. If he had spoken sooner, he would have headed off the entire week of awkward tension. Neither the driver nor the co-pilot wanted to head off the motorcade through the narrow village. Neither the director nor the CFO wanted to head off the shareholders without a credible plan. Neither her mother nor she wanted to head off the conversation they had both been avoiding. The traffic controller might head off the congestion if the diversion signs are placed correctly. The risk analyst might head off the supply chain disruption if the alternative vendors are confirmed. She might head off the problem with the landlord if she sends the repair request today. You must head off the delay by booking the connecting train at least three hours early. You must head off the compliance breach immediately by submitting the corrected documentation. You must head off the misunderstanding before it turns into a lasting grudge between them. The logistics team should have headed off the border complications before the convoy departed. The steering committee should have headed off the scope creep before the third development sprint. He should have headed off the situation earlier instead of waiting for things to explode. The airport manager confirmed that security teams would head off any disruption at the boarding gates. The operations chief confirmed that contingency protocols would head off any production halt. Her sister mentioned that a quick phone call could head off the whole awkward situation. The experienced guide who heads off problems before passengers notice them builds real loyalty. The executive who consistently heads off crises before they escalate earns irreplaceable trust. The person who heads off small domestic conflicts before they grow shows real emotional maturity. Heading off a travel crisis requires quick thinking, solid contacts, and an alternative plan ready. Heading off a corporate scandal requires transparency, decisive action, and coordinated communication. Heading off unnecessary drama at home takes patience, honesty, and a willingness to act early.

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📖 to prevent something from happening; to intercept or stop someone/something

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