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prevention

[pri-ven-shuhn] / prɪˈvɛn ʃən /


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Autism researchers and advocates are working toward developing better screening tools, safety plans, therapies and prevention strategies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

This period offers an important window for prevention and early support.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Gilead, for one, doesn’t have to worry about its competitive positioning in HIV treatment and prevention.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Among Novartis’s upcoming phase 3 trials, Bank of America is most focused on remibrutinib in relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis and pelacarsen in secondary prevention of cardiovascular events, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

It is no longer concerned primarily with the prevention and punishment of crime, but rather with the management and control of the dispossessed.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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