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[pri-vent] / prɪˈvɛnt /


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United Airlines will prevent personal AI assistants from accessing its systems to buy tickets, the Journal’s Alison Sider writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

A mountain range, for example, might divide a population and prevent individuals on opposite sides from mating.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

These overflows act as relief valves to prevent the sewer system from becoming overwhelmed during heavy rainfall and flooding into homes, businesses and streets.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

The researchers believe that understanding which movements most effectively stimulate bone formation could lead to better exercise programs designed to preserve skeletal strength and help prevent osteoporosis.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

They checked ID cards to prevent underage teenagers from sneaking into restricted movies that contained dancing or kissing scenes.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

"It's very frustrating when the Act of Parliament prevents you carrying out the major repairs that you need to. Talk about putting ourselves in handcuffs."

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

The script’s air of inevitability prevents it from mustering up much suspense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

This does not necessarily mean that drinking more tea directly prevents disease or that everyone should consume that amount.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

The resulting cell death prevents the virus from spreading.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Nothing in physics prevents you from traveling as close to the speed of light as you like; 99.9 percent of the speed of light would be just fine.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

"All of this could have definitely been prevented," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

As governor of New Jersey, I led the fight to overturn a federal law that prevented states from legalizing sports betting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

A record-long government shutdown last year prevented the Bureau of Labor Statistics from a compiling the CPI report for the first time in history.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

When researchers introduced cancer cells again several weeks later, the immune cells continued fighting and prevented new tumors from developing.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

Hale knew that the law prevented anyone from buying or selling a headright, but he’d been confident that lobbying pressure from influential whites would soon eliminate this prohibition.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

What is the biggest issue preventing good leaders from becoming lasting, great leaders?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

California voters have passed Proposition 38, authorizing the state to issue $8.4 billion in bonds to fund immunology and immunotherapy research aimed at curing and preventing certain chronic diseases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Scientists found that pantethine can calm immune cells involved in autoimmune inflammation, preventing psoriasis from developing in mice and improving symptoms in a small human clinical trial.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Students who participate show statistically significant increases in academic achievement and graduation rates, making CTE an effective tool for keeping students engaged and preventing dropouts.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

He also said the salt water was good for healing the pain and preventing tetanus.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah


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