avoidable
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Researchers say the findings point to an urgent public health need to reconsider unrestricted access to the chemical in an effort to prevent further avoidable deaths.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine recently reported 15,860 avoidable deaths last year associated with long delays for Britain’s National Health Service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
"We are witnessing an avoidable crisis that disproportionally hurts children," said Andrew Racine, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The internet was slower and the information more avoidable; both waiting and anticipation were part of the standard framework of living.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Whenever insecticides are applied only minimum dosages are used — barely enough to control the pest without avoidable harm to beneficial species.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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