avoidable
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"This solution has come too late. A totally avoidable situation after a torturous process," added the tenants' union.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
There have been baffling late-game breakdowns and avoidable mistakes, which inevitably leads to questions for the new head coach, Kyle Whittingham, fresh in from Utah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
A public inquiry found the fire was avoidable and set out how a chain of failures across government and the private sector led to the disaster.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
It’s only at the national level that this increase in avoidable deaths becomes visible.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
We will have to give up the notion that death is catastrophe, or detestable, or avoidable, or even strange.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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