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preventive

[pri-ven-tiv] / prɪˈvɛn tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
deterrent
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Gupton and Contorno said the cost makes sense financially because they save on off-hours trips to urgent-care clinics, get better preventive care and don’t need as many referrals to specialists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

"It is a lot about preventive medicine just now because there are limited medical supplies in space but with commercial flights, there could be a higher medical risk."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The long-term goal is to improve early diagnosis, develop preventive strategies and create more effective treatments.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

Martha Gulati is a preventive cardiologist and the inaugural director of the Davis Women’s Heart Center at the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Brobeck introduced such rudimentary industrial practices as preventive maintenance.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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