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
Recent Examples on the Web
Scott Knapp, director of worldwide buyer risk prevention at Amazon, identifies two areas that the company has seen hoaxes around come Prime Day in recent years: Prime membership and order confirmations.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 16 July 2024
Loss prevention staff pointed out a woman, Blanca Gudino, to police in December in relation to the case, then on Tuesday LAPD members saw the same woman steal items from the same business's Torrance and Lakewood locations, LAPD said.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
That risk is outweighed by the benefits of prevention.
—Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, ABC News, 11 July 2024
The findings suggest that medical advances against some cancers—gained by better screening, prevention and treatment—have been overtaken by startling increases in other cancers, including colon, rectal, thyroid, ovarian and prostate cancers.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 10 July 2024
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 16 July 2024
Loss prevention staff pointed out a woman, Blanca Gudino, to police in December in relation to the case, then on Tuesday LAPD members saw the same woman steal items from the same business's Torrance and Lakewood locations, LAPD said.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
That risk is outweighed by the benefits of prevention.
—Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, ABC News, 11 July 2024
The findings suggest that medical advances against some cancers—gained by better screening, prevention and treatment—have been overtaken by startling increases in other cancers, including colon, rectal, thyroid, ovarian and prostate cancers.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 10 July 2024
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prevention. Accessed 26 Jul. 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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