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Yes, preemption is playable

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"Preemption" Definition

noun

A purchase made by such a right.
Prior seizure of, appropriation of, or claim to something, such as property.
The right to purchase something before others, especially the right to purchase public land that is granted to one who has settled on that land.
The right of purchasing before others.
One given by the government to the actual settler upon a tract of public land.

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