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prevention

[pri-ven-shuhn] / prɪˈvɛn ʃən /


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Paracervical blocks are so effective that both the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention support using them during IUD insertion.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026

Screwworm is endemic in South America and parts of the Caribbean, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The US projections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were part of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report documents published Friday.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Dr. Bhattacharya is director of the National Institutes of Health and acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The meeting of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children must have taken place earlier in the day, and now they had all gone home.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl




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