preventing

Example Sentences

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They praised the clinical importance of the intervention and its potential as a model for preventing type 2 diabetes.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

He doesn’t object to Carvana’s entrance to the business, so long as Stellantis sticks to policies preventing a single dealer from growing too large, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Arsenal have now got the better of Chelsea on two fronts this season, both knocking them out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals and preventing them reaching it automatically next year.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The Bolivian Highway Administration warned that roadblocks on routes leading into La Paz were preventing food supplies from entering the capital.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

First, he thanked his recent adversary Howard Fuller for preventing violence on the previous night.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson