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also preventible
as in avoidable
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The Austin City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a five-year strategic plan aimed at bolstering the department that oversees the city-run animal shelter — but who will lead the department through the undertaking is unclear.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025 -
The scrutiny from critics such as Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, has centered on a view of the arrangement as an overreach of presidential authority, with unclear implications for American foreign policy.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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“Preventable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preventable. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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