prevent
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In 1974, the court held that an earlier statute restricting judicial review of veterans’ benefits decisions did not prevent federal district courts from hearing constitutional challenges to a law governing veterans’ benefits.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
That could prevent Musk from making any donations until June 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
John Overdeck is trying to prevent a feud with his wife over his $723 million divorce settlement offer from costing him in a battle with his Two Sigma co-founder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
"It's happened to other people and what we want to do is prevent what happened to Alice happening to other people."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
He’s going to leave if I don’t do something to prevent it.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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The analysis was observational, meaning it identified relationships between eating habits and health outcomes without directly testing whether changing meal times prevents liver disease.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 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
"We're updating our women's health plan to make sure women's voices are heard, and transforming how the NHS prevents, diagnoses and treats cancer through our 10-year national cancer strategy, with a focus on earlier diagnosis."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The department store chain Kohl’s prevents agentic purchases, a spokeswoman said, declining to elaborate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“It prevents them from parenting effectively,” my mom added.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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An HSE investigation found Baker had initially attached a winch to the front of the Range Rover, which would have prevented the vehicle rolling away if the handbrake was released or failed.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
State District Judge Joseph Montano ruled Friday that prosecutors improperly prevented grand jurors from hearing testimony from witnesses they had requested, compromising the integrity of the proceedings.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
The mixture prevented the cells from prematurely developing into mature immune cells, preserving a renewable population of progenitors.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
It says she made numerous efforts to contact counsel at the start of the search, but the agents prevented her from doing so for more than an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Why this failure? Could it have been prevented? What lessons could be drawn from our experiences that would enable others to avoid similar failures?”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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One Ukrainian unit reported losing control of drones midflight as a result of the disruption, preventing them from destroying a Russian rocket arsenal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
It allows young mammals to consume nutrient-rich milk safely, preventing liquid from entering the nasal passages.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
US District Judge Jennifer Rochon issued a temporary restraining order, preventing the administration from creating or airing such ads for 14 days.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
That morning, up to 1,000 people - including politicians such as O'Neill - blocked the road, preventing Orangemen marching from Drumcree Church a mile to the west.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“No, I—I don’t—” The surrealness of being made to feel unworthy by a prison inmate set in, preventing Dill from finishing his thought.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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