preventing

Example Sentences

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“This case is not about whether artists should have rights. They absolutely should. Nor is it about preventing Fuerza Regida from making music,” wrote Trauben.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

The annual physical is obviously important for detecting disease but less so for preventing it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The real issue would be whether the hospital could evade its statutory duties simply by preventing the very event that triggered them.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

Management of osteopenia typically focuses on slowing down or preventing further bone loss and reducing the risk of fractures.

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

This insect infests about a third of Africa, posing a menace to human health and preventing the keeping of livestock in an area of some 4% million square miles of wooded grasslands.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson