prevent
Example Sentences
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The overwhelming view is that more could and should have been done to prevent the Sydney attack from happening.
From BBC
Under a five-year bilateral deal, Washington will contribute nearly $2.1 billion to help prevent HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, and polio, and to protect maternal and child health, a US State Department spokeman said.
From Barron's
North Korea said on Sunday that Japan's nuclear ambitions "must be prevented at any cost", after a Tokyo official reportedly suggested the country should possess atomic weapons.
From Barron's
Police later learned Johnson mislabeled his dashcam footage, which prevented the recording from being included in the homicide investigation file.
Bass said Medi-Cal was critical to keeping vulnerable people off the streets—both by preventing giant medical bills and by keeping them healthy so they can work.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
