prevent
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"We are demanding that this decree-law be enacted, to protect the right to housing and prevent evictions," said Carlota, a 29-year-old protester who spend the night among the tents set up in the touristic square.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
"This study can help us understand more about why cancer develops in cats and humans, how the world around us influences cancer risk, and possibly find new ways to prevent and treat it," says Wood.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
Restitution is rarely able to return all of someone’s lost money, but it is supposed to prevent the fraudster from enjoying the fruits of their crime.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Colleges could also earmark up to $22.5 million to pay athletes from a “retention pool”—supposedly to prevent them from transferring to other schools—and another $5 million on women’s and Olympic sport athletes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
With this information, the government keeps track of the disease, hoping to prevent its spread.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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The First Amendment prevents government censorship, but one reason there are social penalties, including criticism, shunning and firing for hateful rhetoric, is that it is not, in fact, harmless.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
“There is no evidence that any multi-cancer detection testing prevents cancer, consistently detects it at an earlier stage, or reduces cancer-associated mortality,” two researchers wrote in the Lancet this week.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Proponents say the policy prevents misleadingly low promotional prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Reports online suggest the company's agreement with Capcom prevents Constantin from setting its films in the same timeline as the games.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Similarly, confinement prevents one having a single gluon on its own, because gluons also have color.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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"This was collaborative problem-solving which prevented any further issues for the young seal and for road users."
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Roberts noted that injuries prevented the Sparks from picking up any momentum during the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
"The realisation that his suffering and his death could have been prevented is a weight that is impossible to bear," they said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Nvidia, however, has said Chinese restrictions have prevented it from selling all the chips covered by those licenses.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
“I have very often hoped and intended to come back, but have been prevented by many circumstances. Poor, poor old place!”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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Another new law will enhance access to drugs known as PrEP and PEP, which are aimed at preventing HIV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The Women's Super League in England has just completed two seasons of successful trials and the rule preventing drinking in the stands has now been removed by the league's governing company, WSL Football.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
But the Texas court also issued a temporary restraining order preventing West from representing herself as the baby’s parent, or making decisions on his behalf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Measures that reduced disturbances generated the largest benefits for forest biodiversity and were nearly as important as preventing outright deforestation when it came to safeguarding carbon stocks.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
For a sixteenth of a mile, Count Atlas lay over on Seabiscuit’s shoulder, his head and neck thrust to the left, preventing Seabiscuit from moving up.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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