prevented

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The compound prevented GRK2 molecules from forming harmful aggregates, allowing mitochondria to function more effectively.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Hundreds of patients in Cumbria have cancelled health appointments because transport issues prevented them getting there, according to a watchdog.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

His tenure was difficult as injuries prevented him from establishing consistency.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The Covid-triggered supply-chain crisis of a few years ago prevented automakers from making enough cars to meet demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

These early equation-laws were extremely good at expressing simple relationships, but equations have limitations—their constancy, which prevented them from being universal laws.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife