preventing
Example Sentences
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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
According to Dr. Ibáñez, the findings point toward a potentially different approach to preventing cardiovascular disease.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
Yet preventing cheating is only the beginning of the conversation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
It has also placed him under a travel ban, preventing him from travelling outside Turkey.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Will had no idea of the taboo in Lyra’s world preventing one person from touching another’s dæmon, and if he hadn’t touched Pantalaimon before, it was politeness that had held him back and not knowledge.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
