- present participle of prevent.
preventing
Example Sentences
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There’s also been confusion over future monetary policy at the Fed, preventing the stabilization of longer-duration Treasury debt, she added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The results provide new insight into viruses that persist in the body and could eventually help guide strategies for preventing or treating their reactivation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
But in the Kimana reserve, AFP journalists saw six carcasses on Wednesday -- some fresh, others older -- with rangers also observing partial paralysis, preventing the animals from standing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
A 63-year-old man has been found guilty of harassing the Labour MP for Walthamstow after preventing her from leaving a Tube carriage and behaving in an "abusive and aggressive" manner.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“There is something inside you preventing the splendor from flowing properly, something you haven’t acknowledged. You have suppressed it, and so suppressed your channel.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
