Examples of prevention in a Sentence
Exercise and diet play a role in the prevention of heart disease.
good crowd control is crucial to the prevention of riots
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Yet as threats circulated in the wake of the Georgia shooting, Spence had to turn his attention to informing students and families about violence prevention.
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Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
On her website, Martini lists among her priorities education, citing access to mental health care and child care; as well as reproductive rights and gun violence prevention.
—Staff, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024
To learn how to educate children about abduction prevention, please visit the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children website.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024
Child abuse and domestic violence Harris has a strong record of advocating for the prevention of child abuse and domestic violence.
—Zachary W. Schulz, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2024
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Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
On her website, Martini lists among her priorities education, citing access to mental health care and child care; as well as reproductive rights and gun violence prevention.
—Staff, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024
To learn how to educate children about abduction prevention, please visit the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children website.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024
Child abuse and domestic violence Harris has a strong record of advocating for the prevention of child abuse and domestic violence.
—Zachary W. Schulz, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prevention. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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prevention
noun
pre·ven·tion
pri-ˈven-chən 
: the act or practice of preventing something
the prevention of fires
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