preventing
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Trafford has made more passes than Donnarumma this season, has a slightly better rate at preventing goals and has come out to sweep the ball 11 times compared with Donnarumma's one.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The couple created the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropic organization whose efforts include curing, managing and preventing all diseases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
To align Zuckerberg’s interest with the company’s, his new shares will be “stapled” to the original ones, preventing him from selling them without also selling his voting shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Statins are among the most important medications for preventing cardiovascular disease.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
“The greatest single factor in preventing insects from overwhelming the rest of the world is the internecine warfare which they carry out among themselves,” said the entomologist Robert Metcalf.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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