preventing

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Trial data released in March found that the implant was just as effective at preventing strokes as standard daily blood thinners, and significantly safer when it came to bleeding risks.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Oil prices were initially thought to surge higher given the now prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, but a combination of demand destruction and extra supplies of oil may be preventing more significant spikes.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

The idea behind dividend investing is that the need to pay out each and every year instills financial discipline, preventing expensive flights of fancy by the C-suite.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

At extremely high energies, the strings effectively spread interactions out, preventing the violent behavior that normally causes the equations to fail.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Their incentive was not heaps of money, but preventing Count Olaf from doing something horrible to them in order to get heaps of money.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket