to prevent
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Even punishing reviews for the show’s long-delayed third season seem unlikely to prevent more recognition of what remains a great performance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Advocates of originalism say this sort of backward-looking reasoning is the only way to prevent modern judges or legislatures from abridging individual rights ratified in the Constitution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Players and referees will need to adjust to several new rules being rolled out at the World Cup, including teams being required to make substitutions inside 10 seconds to prevent time-wasting.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
In response, a safeguarding group made up of the club, the FA and the local authority decided to prevent Sullivan from having access to his own club's youth and women's teams, the BBC has learned.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
No one thought to prevent the great Laura Keene from entering the box.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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