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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The current phase expands participation to additional countries and concentrates on issues such as prevention of major equipment failures, safety classification of systems, and scenarios involving loss of external power supplies.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Jan. 2026
Florida has critical funding shortfalls in many areas — including mental-health services, homelessness prevention and programs targeted at families whose dire economic circumstances are dimming their children’s hope for a brighter future.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Invasive species impact has more than doubled Invasive species were scored based on prevention and impact, which were good and poor, respectively.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Anchor your strategy in clear business outcomes like loss prevention or labor optimization.
—Chhandomay Mandal, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Jan. 2026
Florida has critical funding shortfalls in many areas — including mental-health services, homelessness prevention and programs targeted at families whose dire economic circumstances are dimming their children’s hope for a brighter future.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Invasive species impact has more than doubled Invasive species were scored based on prevention and impact, which were good and poor, respectively.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Anchor your strategy in clear business outcomes like loss prevention or labor optimization.
—Chhandomay Mandal, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prevention. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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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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