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also preventible
as in avoidable
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unclear
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The extent to which that price shock would be sustainable is unclear.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025 -
Also, a lamppost at the northwest corner of the pier was secured by yellow caution tape in the days before the fire for reasons that were unclear in the report.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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“Preventable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preventable. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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