to prevent
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Drawing on her work advising families, she explains why inheritances can become a source of resentment—and what families can do to prevent disputes before they begin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Firefighters were deployed to try to prevent the flames consuming the entire town hall.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
But we may have underestimated how far the world’s wealthiest man and his ilk would go to prevent audiences from seeing it.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
Former Williams human performance specialist Gemma Fisher recognised that the organisation of pit-crew equipment to prevent delay could also be applied in a hospital setting.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The law was designed to prevent information that could harm the United States from reaching an enemy.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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