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Recent Examples of prevention And just this year, housing affordability and homelessness prevention rose to the top of the legislative agenda in both chambers. Adriana Negron, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025 Thomas attributed the decline in homicides and shootings to the Denver Police Department’s ongoing multifaceted approach to crime prevention. Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025 Here are some prevention strategies:6103 Wear loose clothing. Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Aug. 2025 Once a month, Farrer and other Idaho health leaders convene to discuss ways to spread the word about prevention and improving dementia care in the state, said Dr. Kara Kuntz, medical director at the Saint Alphonsus Memory Center. Alex Music, Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prevention
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Noun
  • Complete avoidance is out, and small exposures are in.
    Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Other red flags include excessive washing, and avoidance of certain toys or places due to fears and rituals that seem illogical or disconnected from the situation.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The guidance, delivered in recent weeks to a range of firms, stops short of an outright prohibition but signals strong official disapproval for H20 use in sensitive contexts.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The Supreme Court’s ruling also determined that the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments does not protect homeless people from laws criminalizing resting in public places.
    Stephen Przybylinski, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025

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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevention. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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