preventing

Example Sentences

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At extremely high energies, the strings effectively spread interactions out, preventing the violent behavior that normally causes the equations to fail.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said the company is facing chip shortages that are preventing it from meeting customer demand, especially for iPhones and increasingly for Macs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Arsenal have now got the better of Chelsea on two fronts this season, both knocking them out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals and preventing them reaching it automatically next year.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The Bolivian Highway Administration warned that roadblocks on routes leading into La Paz were preventing food supplies from entering the capital.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The same day, the school board of Plano, a predominantly white suburb outside Dallas, announced that it was filing suit to seek an injunction preventing Carter from continuing in the playoffs the next night.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger