preventable

Example Sentences

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“This case is about what made that crisis preventable — and about accountability for families left to carry the cost of someone else’s failure to safely maintain hazardous chemicals next door to their neighborhoods.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

"The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge was a preventable tragedy of enormous consequence," acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

In a statement on Tuesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the collapse of the bridge was "a preventable tragedy of enormous consequence".

From BBC • May 12, 2026

High blood pressure remains one of the biggest preventable contributors to heart disease.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

In addition to being paranoid, confused, and intermittently tech-nophobic, defectors tend to suffer from preventable diseases and conditions that are all but nonexistent in South Korea.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden