preventive
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"Their own reports repeatedly highlighted it. But they did not take any preventive steps, did not demand stringent checks and balances, nor were they prepared for a calamity they knew could occur," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The researchers say the findings suggest that an already widely accessible preventive measure could potentially benefit both physical and cognitive health.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Yet to launch a preventive strike in 2007, the Israelis had to overcome the opposition of the George W. Bush State Department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Imagine a system where preventive care is covered at little or no cost, and primary care and essential medications have affordable and predictable copays.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Two deacons wedged themselves around Brother Jackson as a preventive measure and two large determined- looking men walked down the aisle toward Sister Monroe.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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She packs a special bag for Pepper, which includes food, water bowls, regular medications, flea and tick preventives, a litter bag, leash, collar, bedding and grooming supplies.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2023
Some antivirals, such as those for HIV, have worked as preventives.
From Science Magazine ● May 4, 2022
That’s different from the way we typically experience vaccines: as preventives for diseases that feel controlled or even obsolete.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2021
Websites touting miracle cures and preventives – herbs, teas, essential oils, tinctures and colloidal silver – are prevalent.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2020
Ordinary citizens also offered advice and preventives through the town’s newspapers.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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