prevention
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He studied the prevention and cure of disease and how the body functioned, including respiration and blood circulation, and he had a nascent understanding of germs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Obesity increases the risk of many lifestyle-related diseases, making prevention a major public health priority.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
A city analysis a couple of years ago cited repair costs as one issue and vandalism prevention as another.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
“We’re in the levee-building business, not the hurricane prevention business,” he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
The Quakers’ goals were prevention of further harm to society, deterrence, and, by the early nineteenth century, encouragement of prisoners to en-gage in “penitent reflection,” which could result in their personal reformation.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing prevention
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