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[pri-vent] / prɪˈvɛnt /


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Harper said taking simple precautions could prevent people from getting into dangerous situations.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

French police fired tear gas to prevent protesters in Lyon, Lille, Montpellier, Nantes and Toulouse from reaching city centres, AFP journalists saw.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

The combined results suggest a broader role for the protein, but they do not establish that blocking MTCH2 would prevent new fat cells from forming in people.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Keeping “You Can See Everything” off the radar, a minor miracle in an industry where leaks are routine, was intended to prevent any interference for directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim as they worked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“And secondly,” Axel continues, “in many situations, the level of desperation keeps increasing. Often, if other conservation techniques are not able to prevent extinction on their own, reintroductions are necessary to help save a species.”

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

This means scientists can repeatedly observe Antarctic sea ice even when thick cloud cover prevents conventional satellite cameras from seeing the surface.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

That’s because the measure prevents state and local officials from changing the rules for a project once its application is submitted, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

This prevents the need to rush through the loss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

She has also vowed to close a "loophole" that prevents prosecutors from pursuing rape charges in cases when the victim has voluntarily consumed drugs or alcohol.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Is it more strained than claims that the skepticism of onlookers systematically prevents the occurrence of certain paranormal phenomena?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

According to the World Health Organization, between 2000 and 2024, an estimated 59 million deaths globally were prevented by measles vaccination.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Over 93 hours of observation, the scientists documented encounters in which one insect interrupted another's feeding or prevented it from reaching a flower.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Just by reducing the reliance on baseboard heating, Hassan Apartments projects to cut its annual electricity consumption by about 12%—170,000 kWh—and prevented the release of 130 metric tons of carbon dioxide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Local police said "hostile individuals" prevented firefighters from safely tackling the blaze.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The sheeting rain prevented Cindy from seeing anything out her little side window.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

Trafford has made more passes than Donnarumma this season, has a slightly better rate at preventing goals and has come out to sweep the ball 11 times compared with Donnarumma's one.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

"These particles are little magnets that attract the bacterial toxin, and they hijack the immune system, preventing it from clearing bacteria," said Kotsakis.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

The couple created the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropic organization whose efforts include curing, managing and preventing all diseases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

To align Zuckerberg’s interest with the company’s, his new shares will be “stapled” to the original ones, preventing him from selling them without also selling his voting shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

She hadn’t known about Hades’s curse preventing the spirit of Delphi from taking another host.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan


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