- present tense form of prevent (3rd person singular).
prevents
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This means scientists can repeatedly observe Antarctic sea ice even when thick cloud cover prevents conventional satellite cameras from seeing the surface.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
That’s because the measure prevents state and local officials from changing the rules for a project once its application is submitted, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
This prevents the need to rush through the loss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"We're updating our women's health plan to make sure women's voices are heard, and transforming how the NHS prevents, diagnoses and treats cancer through our 10-year national cancer strategy, with a focus on earlier diagnosis."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The explanation is that occasional individual almond trees have a mutation in a single gene that prevents them from synthesizing the bitter-tasting amygdalin.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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