preventative
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“While it’s not a medical treatment for vision conditions, it’s widely used as a preventative and restorative method.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Governments have wasted no time in implementing preventative and emergency measures to stretch supplies and cushion the price shock but worryingly, she finds that signs of physical tightening are already apparent.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
"We have to ask if the measures being taken now to contain the spread and hand out preventative antibiotics should have started sooner."
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Novo Nordisk said it is working quickly to respond to the FDA’s request, adding that it has been regularly communicating with the agency about its corrective and preventative action plan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
The extra syllable in preventative isn’t wrong, but it’s unnecessary.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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