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“Law enforcement has good intentions but they sometimes backfire with unintended consequences. Often, the more laws you create to prevent people from having a reptile, the more they want them. But sometimes prohibition does work.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

UK electoral law does not prevent a registered political party from fielding more than one candidate in a parliamentary by-election.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Taiwan’s newly established Littoral Operations Command will make its Han Kuang debut this year, demonstrating its mission to prevent Chinese forces from reaching Taiwan’s coast using assets such as antiship missiles, sea mines and drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

In addition to the egg deliveries, the companies will pay $3.3 million to affected states and make changes to their practices to prevent future violations, the statement added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

I couldn’t believe Mrs. Kuen would allow filming on her premises, but I guessed since she didn’t own the building, she couldn’t prevent it.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

In fact, Americans of all ages, backgrounds and incomes are striving for a better life, but say the rising cost of living prevents them from their aspirations, the researchers found.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

This prevents migrants lacking legal status from automatically traveling on to Europe and their asylum claims are assessed in Ceuta itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The method also prevents carbon from escaping into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Google's statement said the company prevents "image creation on harmful topics" and its AI policy instructs users against "misinformation, misrepresentation or misleading activities."

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

I will try to return, but in case something prevents me, in case my time is too short, I want to tell you this: do not come after me.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo

Derbyshire and Hunter crossed for their second tries and only a poor conversion rate from Rowe prevented Wigan from being out of sight.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Suraci said it isn't yet feasible to work backwards and estimate how many deaths, injuries and economic damage the mountain lions have prevented.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Years after completing the program, Stephen got into a car accident that prevented him from working.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Billions in threatened cuts to transportation, emergency preparedness, education and family assistance funding were also prevented, Bonta said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Only time, a prudish veil of hours, prevented her brother from seeing her as she had been.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

It is not just the mosquito experts who have a role to play in preventing mosquito-borne disease outbreaks as the climate warms and the insects spread across more of the U.S.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

The agencies said hackers changed passwords and network settings on affected systems, preventing operators from monitoring or controlling equipment in some cases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

“It’s preventing me from growing what I used to grow,” Lee said as she stood beside a bare-dirt field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Her round still contained three bogeys and her last birdie came on 13, preventing a further climb up the leaderboard.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The only thing I really came up with was the importance of preventing the close encounter between my Polish neighbor and his John Deere from happening.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx