avoidable
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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
It’s only at the national level that this increase in avoidable deaths becomes visible.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
The American Cancer Society estimates that at least 40 percent of newly diagnosed cancers in American adults this year, about 850,000 cases, were potentially avoidable.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
A review of Nottingham NHS Trust found 520 mums and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or death, according to the Sunday Mirror, while former CEO Peter Homa "raked in thousands" through his co-owned business.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 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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