proactive

Example Sentences

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"Shifting the paradigm toward proactive prevention strategies earlier in life can meaningfully change the trajectory of cardiovascular disease and lead to better health outcomes for people decades later," says Seth Martin, M.D.,

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

For decades, wildfires were considered a reactive emergency, but more disaster experts are looking for ways to apply proactive messaging, deployment and warning systems to fires — systems more akin to hurricane preparedness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"That's why we are being so proactive in the provision of antibiotics, because they're an effective treatment, but also standing up vaccination at a pace and in a way that we wouldn't normally do."

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The proactive nature of claws is part of what makes them so compelling to Hein Kolk, who works at the Dutch research institute TNO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

I decide it can’t hurt to be proactive here, so I type in her address and start an email before I can stop myself.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan