preventing

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Experts say there are significant obstacles preventing traffic from returning to the levels seen before the conflict began - security, mines and tolls.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

The deal gives Cursor access to SpaceX’s Colossus data centers, removing a bottleneck preventing the startup from quickly improving its models.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

The agreement -- aimed at preventing a repeat of the international disarray in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic -- cannot enter into force until the annex is finalised.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

A comprehensive review published in The BMJ suggests that calcium supplements, vitamin D supplements, or taking both together provide little to no clinically meaningful benefit in preventing fractures or falls for most older adults.

From Science Daily • Jun. 15, 2026

She hadn’t known about Hades’s curse preventing the spirit of Delphi from taking another host.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan