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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Muller gave the victim crime prevention advice, then fled.
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
How gun safety advocates and Second Amendment proponents responded to 2024 moves
By and large, the state laws related to gun safety taking effect in 2025 enforce gun safety, according to the gun violence prevention organization Everytown for Gun Safety.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
The financial services giant has integrated AI into its operations for over a decade and currently employs more than 2,000 AI and machine learning experts across divisions, including marketing, fraud prevention and risk management.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Until this year, cows hadn’t been a focus of influenza prevention efforts.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
How gun safety advocates and Second Amendment proponents responded to 2024 moves
By and large, the state laws related to gun safety taking effect in 2025 enforce gun safety, according to the gun violence prevention organization Everytown for Gun Safety.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
The financial services giant has integrated AI into its operations for over a decade and currently employs more than 2,000 AI and machine learning experts across divisions, including marketing, fraud prevention and risk management.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Until this year, cows hadn’t been a focus of influenza prevention efforts.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prevention. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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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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