preventing

Example Sentences

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The Australian government has issued an exclusion order preventing another woman in the Syrian camp from entering Australia.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Engineers must carefully reduce energy use by shutting off heaters and instruments while also preventing the spacecraft from becoming so cold that its fuel lines freeze.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Acosta, 43, said he wants to help solve the city’s affordability crisis, which is preventing young people from buying houses and having families, because “our generation is cooked.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The agency has a proven track record in preventing and enforcing actions against insider trading.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

By April 21 Olmsted was again confined to bed “with sore throat, an ulcerating tooth, and much pain preventing sleep.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson