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avoidable

ADJECTIVE
preventable
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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

Also, I feel that crying is almost—like, aside from deaths of relatives or whatever—totally avoidable if you follow two very simple rules: 1.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan




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