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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Since being established in 2008, the Kering Foundation supports local organizations that provide comprehensive services to victims of violence and prevention initiatives.
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Leia Mendoza, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
This statement comes after about 100 employees, including researchers, were fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s violence prevention division in August due to downsizing by HHS — less than two weeks after a shooting attacking the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Austin said the newest addition to the roster is called Strength in Communities, a program focused on youth mental health and suicide prevention.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
Conversations about gun violence in Chicago can no longer focus solely on homicide and must be expanded to also integrate urgent matters of suicide prevention.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Leia Mendoza, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
This statement comes after about 100 employees, including researchers, were fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s violence prevention division in August due to downsizing by HHS — less than two weeks after a shooting attacking the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Austin said the newest addition to the roster is called Strength in Communities, a program focused on youth mental health and suicide prevention.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
Conversations about gun violence in Chicago can no longer focus solely on homicide and must be expanded to also integrate urgent matters of suicide prevention.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prevention. Accessed 10 Sep. 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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