The Crittenden Compromise.
Lincoln rejected it because it would have allowed some extension of slavery.
One of the many compromises to try to avert civil war between North and South. This one tried to put the slavery question to a local vote. On such an important and emotive issue, this was just asking for intimidation by outlaws.
Anecdote is used correctly but there is a mismatch between "a company" and "avert" - probably in the tense.
To avert is to turn away or to prevent. You might avert your gaze or avert a disaster — either way, you are avoiding something
avert sentence
AVERT was created in 1986.
A free state. If it could have been admitted to the Union as two states - North California and South California - it might have been possible to avert the civil war.
I was able to narrowly avert an accident.
to avert war between the United States and Great Britain.
The past tense of avert is averted.
The noun form of avert is aversion.
"I had to avert my eyes, the sun was so blinding."
I will drive on the sidewalk to avert the loss of life. Please avert your eyes while I undress.