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concerned with or serving to keep something from happening
the department in charge of taking preventative measures against international terrorism
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Recent Examples of preventative
Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
Start slow Before heading into the great outdoors, make sure your cat is up to date on vaccinations and flea-and-tick preventatives.
—Colleen Grablick, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Masks, while not required, can be a helpful preventative, as can staying 6 feet away from someone with symptoms.
—Keri Brenner, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Shiva is spayed, current on vaccinations and preventatives.
—Stephanie Baillargeon-McCurry and, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
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It’s also used on building site soil as a preventative before construction.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
Start slow Before heading into the great outdoors, make sure your cat is up to date on vaccinations and flea-and-tick preventatives.
—Colleen Grablick, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Masks, while not required, can be a helpful preventative, as can staying 6 feet away from someone with symptoms.
—Keri Brenner, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Shiva is spayed, current on vaccinations and preventatives.
—Stephanie Baillargeon-McCurry and, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
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In response to these threats, the FBI urges professional athletes to stay alert for suspicious behavior and adopt preventive strategies, reported ABC News.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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In such cases, food manufacturers often issue a recall as a preventive measure to safeguard consumers.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
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Under the rule, insurance companies are permitted to pass on the cost of reinsurance to consumers, although at an amount that can’t exceed an industry standard.Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Latest from our Conferences 40 minutes ago Conferences - Mark Cuban Mark Cuban’s exclusive Fortune interview: ‘People think insurance companies have all the power.Alena Botros, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Once the air quality level is over 101, however, people with underlying lung disease should take extra precautions and stay indoors as much as possible.Angela Haupt, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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The attack, which struck on Bourbon Street in the heart of the city’s French Quarter, killed 14, and the city has put extra precautions and security measures in place to protect next month’s revelers.Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Preventative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preventative. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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