prevent

Example Sentences

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“Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed to achieve full neurological recovery — not just prevented or slowed — in animal models,” according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, whose scientists helped lead the investigation.

From MarketWatch

The flood of dollars going to Denmark, where Novo is based, at one point forced the Danish central bank to keep interest rates artificially low to prevent its currency from spiking in value.

From The Wall Street Journal

It prevented the season from inching closer to disaster with a fourth consecutive loss.

From Los Angeles Times

While rate freezes prevent increases for a set period of time, some energy experts say they don’t address the core affordability issue.

From MarketWatch

The complexity underscores the need for effective internal controls to prevent accounting errors.

From The Wall Street Journal