to prevent
Example Sentences
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Plant officials maintain that Diablo is safe and subject to constant seismic studies and layers of redundancies to prevent a nuclear meltdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The agency has imposed restrictions on irrigation, while limiting how much certain locks can open to reduce the loss of fresh water and to prevent too much salt water from entering the network.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
But as the deadline looms to prevent insolvency, it’s possible these proposals could become more attractive — or simply more necessary.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
But he added it was "simply not possible to prevent all offenders from being released early without the prison system collapsing".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Exception 1.—Before ing or ish, the final y is retained to prevent the doubling of the i: as, pity + ing = pitying.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
