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prevention

[pri-ven-shuhn] / prɪˈvɛn ʃən /


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Researchers from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found that losing out on NIH-supported prevention research is likely to drive up Americans’ healthcare costs.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

“The funds were entrusted to the Fire Safe Council of Nevada County for critical fire prevention and community safety purposes, as well as other publicly funded programs and services,” prosecutors said in the release.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

“We do believe that there may be some human-to-human transmission that’s happening among the really close contacts,” Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s director for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention, said Tuesday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Davidson will be subject to a sexual harm prevention order and placed on the sex offenders register for life.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Everybody said this was a great way to advertise fire prevention, and they congratulated the mayor and the fire chief for thinking it up, and the fire chief congratulated Mr. Santoro for donating the pizza.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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