prevent
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The immune system activates and generates T-cells that eliminate remaining or new cancer cells to prevent recurrence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Carolyn Carlson, Data-Clear’s president and founder, said she provided nationwide voting data to the bureau that year as part of a project to try and prevent an undercount of minority voters in the 2030 census.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
All of these measures work to prevent the temperature fluctuating inside the house - in winter and summer - so much less energy is used.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Instead of causing liver damage, GDF15 appears to help calm the liver's immune system. It shifts immune cells into a more protective and less active state, helping reduce inflammation and prevent damage to the liver."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Your actions and decisions on this mission could start or prevent a world war.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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In the case of young children, the law itself prevents Meta from doing more, company lawyers said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
No 16-year-old should be so strictly confined to a routine that prevents them from actually living their life.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
The foreign emoluments clause prevents the president and other federal officers from accepting “Any present, emolument, office or title of any kind whatever from any king, prince, or foreign state.”
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
At extremely high densities, quantum effects can generate powerful pressure that prevents matter from being compressed without limit.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Today Deirdre is alone, knees wobbling, and crying because, as much as she wants to believe in better days, her job prevents her from doing so.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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District Judge Indira Talwani issued an injunction that prevented the federal government from implementing that EO.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
In a statement announcing the move, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the rule had prevented the Forest Service from carrying out vital management work that would curb wildfires.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Until this year, Section 230 had in effect prevented actions like this one from ever reaching a jury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The report didn’t say whether the fixes could have prevented the accident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
She simply liked to feel that she was prevented from leaving, that she was needed.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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“Small actions like these can make a big difference in preventing illness,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
"But what that demonstrates is absolutely that the French are being effective in preventing a number of these small boats."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Shares of Moderna soared 177% after the company and Merck said that their experimental mRNA-based melanoma vaccine succeeded in a late-stage study, preventing cancer from returning in high-risk patients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Turkey's interests in Syria historically revolved around preventing a spillover of Kurdish fighters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Now, no sooner did she make for the door than they glided together, preventing her passing.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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