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The judge said the "irrefutable conclusion" was that Donaghy had intended to prevent disclosure of information.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Such terms could prevent Meta from being put at a competitive disadvantage, though TikTok and YouTube may not be inclined to agree to Meta’s proposal since they haven’t been sued by many states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

But lighting products designed with the particular characteristics that might help prevent myopia are not yet widely available.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

Asked whether Meta wanted to prevent some data from being made public, he responded: "Who's Meta? Me?"

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

The base of the room was raised to prevent possible flood damage and so that cables could run beneath the computers.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

She said the lingering “thought that I might have to move because I can’t afford to live here,” prevents her from getting too attached to the community, and “that sucks.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

That involves adding "sulphur accelerators, antioxidants, and activators into the material" which "prevents the biodegradation of balloons" and also leaks "toxic chemicals into the environment".

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

According to the researchers, this behavior could result from a post-digestive feedback mechanism that prevents bees from taking in potentially harmful quantities of particular amino acids.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

In the case of young children, the law itself prevents Meta from doing more, company lawyers said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Clara decided that if craziness can repeat itself in a family, then there must be a genetic memory that prevents it from being swallowed by oblivion.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

After early-life stress, they prevented SETD7 from adding excessive amounts of the H3K4me1 marker.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

Particularly within progressive organizations and movements, there were a lot of internal sacred cows that prevented dialogue from happening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

It can be argued, as it was with China, that there is no single action that could have prevented North Korea from obtaining nuclear weapons.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

District Judge Indira Talwani issued an injunction that prevented the federal government from implementing that EO.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

When Ben tried to reach around to swat at the ball, Bull prevented this by holding him off with his free arm.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Witnesses described chaotic and harrowing scenes, including intense smoke and broken glass, a slow response from emergency services and guards reportedly preventing them from leaving the building.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

For Skowronska-Krawczyk, the work raises the possibility that understanding how Greenland shark eyes remain healthy for centuries could eventually point researchers toward new strategies for preventing age-related vision loss.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

Most central banks consider preventing financial crises important, but secondary to getting inflation and employment right.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

“Small actions like these can make a big difference in preventing illness,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Now it was directed at preventing other people from hurting us.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago