preventing
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The task force’s charter document states it will “develop plans for responding to SI-enabled threats to our society, while preventing overregulation and regulatory capture that would stifle innovation and competition.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
"Future studies can test whether enhancing this protective pathway can complement existing treatments, identify patients most likely to benefit and lead to new therapeutic approaches for preventing advanced disease."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
The two movements overlap heavily in membership and ideas, sharing an emphasis on reasoning through evidence and probabilities, and a conviction that preventing human extinction should be a top priority.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
In January, Raman voted against the mayor’s push to add 170 police officers, a proposal aimed at preventing the department from losing officers this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
As Mallory and Irvine struggled slowly toward the summit of Everest on June 8, 1924, mist billowed across the upper pyramid, preventing companions lower on the mountain from monitoring the two climbers’ progress.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
