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Australia's restrictions, which took effect in December, saw a slew of social apps forced to close teens' accounts and prevent them from opening new ones.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Perhaps most important, to prevent Anthropic from getting a bigger piece of the investor-capital pie with its own planned IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

MPs are expected to approve the long-delayed 'Hillsborough Law' later, in a bid to prevent cover-ups linked to failures of the state.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Clayton Act, a century-old antitrust law to prevent mergers that weaken competition and increase costs for consumers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

On a normal day, those shields prevent radiation from reaching workers and any other people nearby.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Some central banks could be forced to sell part of their gold reserves to stabilize their currencies as oil prices start to rise, which prevents gold from acting like a safe-haven asset.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

There will also be one eye on Uefa's ruling which prevents multi-club owners from having more than one club in the Champions League.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

“You hold yourself accountable for saving and spending. And that in turn prevents you from aimless or unthinking financial behavior.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

For decades, the U.S. has maintained a program in which these flies are bred in a lab, bathed in sterilizing radiation and released around Panama, which prevents the insect from creeping northward.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

Perhaps there is some major and as yet undiscovered atmospheric constituent—nitrogen, for example—which keeps the average molecular weight of the atmosphere high and prevents blowoff.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Mike said the discoveries about Scatchard's past have prevented Kelly's family from dealing with her death.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

In its defense, Hudson Bay maintained that an underlying agreement included contractual “blockers” that prevented the fund’s ownership of Bed Bath shares from ever exceeding that threshold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Many analysts had been prevented from launching coverage of SpaceX until now due to rules that require banks to wait before issuing recommendations on initial public offerings that they work on.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

This was the complete performance, even including a crucial challenge on the goalline that prevented Mexico defender Cesar Montes from making it 2-2 just before half-time.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Following their release, they were "blacklisted," prevented from working in Hollywood ever again.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

“Early detection and rapid response are critical to preventing the pest from spreading further,” the agency wrote in its warning about the infestation in Costco plants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

The findings add to growing evidence that consistently getting enough sleep may play an important role in preventing weight gain and lowering the risk of obesity related diseases.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026

However, the Korean shares cannot be converted into ADRs, preventing arbitrage by exploiting the discrepancy.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

The key to preventing blindness in diabetics is controlling blood sugar levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

She hated this man with the scar on his mouth, this man who was preventing her from doing what she had vowed to do.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee