What does it mean?
obviate

George's words managed to obviate the strike—

a.) by the next day, hundreds of workers were angrily marching in the streets, shouting "no compromise!"

b.) his chilling words broke the will of the workers, and they meekly trudged back to their jobs in defeat.

c.) he convinced the workers that there was still plenty of room for negotiation before resorting to a strike.

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