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They pared gains after Iran said it had received proposals from mediators to prevent further escalation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

These trees "need natural disturbances such as fires," according to the government department Environment Canada, but suffer from repeated, intense fires that prevent them from regenerating.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

Hold back a little of the white if necessary to prevent it from overflowing.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

The researchers also want to identify ways to prevent potentially hazardous substances from forming.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

To prevent injury, hold the bag tight as the mojo or juju is released in order to activate the protection mojo.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

The decision also prevents those involved with the case - including Trump and his sons - from referring to the settlement or citing its terms in future legal proceedings.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

The resulting complex background prevents the coordinated motion needed for quasiparticles to exist.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

“You hold yourself accountable for saving and spending. And that in turn prevents you from aimless or unthinking financial behavior.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

For decades, the U.S. has maintained a program in which these flies are bred in a lab, bathed in sterilizing radiation and released around Panama, which prevents the insect from creeping northward.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

Similarly, confinement prevents one having a single gluon on its own, because gluons also have color.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Last fall’s record-long government shutdown prevented it from publishing any inflation statistics at all in October, an unprecedented lapse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Pro-government news site Algerie Patriotique said the country should establish the truth "without complacency" and determine whether the deaths could have been prevented.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

They recorded how the sprinklers rotated, observed the water moving both inside and outside the devices, and measured the torque or twisting force produced when the sprinklers were prevented from turning.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Up to 45 percent of dementia risk could be prevented or delayed, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, citing modifiable risk factors such as tobacco and air pollution.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

“Negative liberty,” he said, “is the freedom from external obstacles or constraints. An individual is free in this sense if they are not physically prevented from taking action.”

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

By preventing immune cells from keeping the brain's engine in a heightened state, the team hopes to restore healthy sleep and improve quality of life years before noticeable memory loss develops.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

Given our own tinderbox of a world—in the face of the Somme, in the face of millions killed—the highest morality has nothing to do with domestic scandals and everything to do with preventing great-power war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Critics say that rules on foreign national flags were primarily aimed at preventing the desecration of foreign flags from becoming diplomatic issues, and there were similar concerns for Japan's standard.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

“Early detection and rapid response are critical to preventing the pest from spreading further,” the agency wrote in its warning about the infestation in Costco plants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

“Instead I’ll assume it translates directly into the name of the disease: ‘nemserria,’ thus preventing any unnecessary strain on our friendship.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss