prevention
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Until now, the agency had awarded money only for homeless prevention efforts such as direct rental subsidies to tenants.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Obesity increases the risk of many lifestyle-related diseases, making prevention a major public health priority.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Her first major contribution to the field of anxiety and fear-based disorders was in the 1970s and ’80s, with a therapy called exposure and response prevention that she used to treat patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Spacey and Clinton were travelling on a humanitarian trip to promote Aids prevention.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
But for those not yet touched by the disease and certainly for the generations as yet unborn, prevention is the imperative need.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing prevention
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