as in avoidance
the act or practice of keeping something from happening
good crowd control is crucial to the prevention of riots
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Recent Examples of prevention
These initiatives include supporting addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery programs.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2025
This included information on LGBTQ+ Pride, HIV prevention, and the Department of Labor’s LGBTQI+ policies.
—Trans Formations Project, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
The urge to remain well is a very human one, and its long medieval history reminds us that good health has always been carefully managed through prevention just as much as cure.
—Megan Cassidy-Welch, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Republican lawmakers in the Assembly tried unsuccessfully to add $1 billion in wildfire prevention funding, which was not included in the bills approved by lawmakers.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2025
This included information on LGBTQ+ Pride, HIV prevention, and the Department of Labor’s LGBTQI+ policies.
—Trans Formations Project, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
The urge to remain well is a very human one, and its long medieval history reminds us that good health has always been carefully managed through prevention just as much as cure.
—Megan Cassidy-Welch, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Republican lawmakers in the Assembly tried unsuccessfully to add $1 billion in wildfire prevention funding, which was not included in the bills approved by lawmakers.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevention. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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