prevent

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Other doors were sealed, it added, "to prevent excessive permeability of the historic building's spaces - structures dating back to the 1500s - considering their changed functions and the evolving international context".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The bill would also prevent some high-margin services that the equipment-makers provide their Chinese customers.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Fret not: There are several simple precautions you can take to prevent a flea-borne typhus infection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He was following orders: Congress had told him to prevent the British from intercepting confidential correspondence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I stared at my broken phone, lips pressed together to prevent an angry tirade.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas