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prevent
verb as in keep from happening or continuing
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The central bank trimmed rates twice since September as a “risk management” move to prevent a sharper rise in unemployment.
The drug prevents attacks of hereditary angioedema, which causes recurrent and severe swelling of body parts.
If this process is caught in time, RA may be prevented before joint damage begins -- potentially sparing patients years of pain and disability.
The Ealing Central and Acton MP said "a strong chair would have prevented this scenario", adding that with Mr Banerji's resignation letter being shared: "I fear this matter is not over yet."
Setting aside this money, she said, “prevents unnecessary credit-card usage and financial guilt.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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