to prevent
Example Sentences
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Non-antioxidant preservatives are generally used to prevent potentially harmful microorganisms, including bacteria and mold, from growing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Warsh said the Fed raised rates to try to prevent the effects of tariff- and energy-induced inflation from spreading too deeply to other goods and services.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Hyrox co-founder Moritz Fürste posted a statement Sunday on Instagram apologizing for “the recent events in China” and indicating that the competition has taken unspecified steps to prevent another such occurrence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"There are huge questions as to how this has happened, how it's been allowed to happen and what's going to be done to prevent a repeat of something like this in the future."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“If we get caught in here, whatever you did to prevent our arrest will be a waste.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
