as in avoidance
the act or practice of keeping something from happening
good crowd control is crucial to the prevention of riots
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Recent Examples of prevention
Between the lines: Colorado voters boosted tobacco prevention and cessation efforts with the 2020 passage of Proposition EE to gradually increase taxes up to 22% in 2027.
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John Frank, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
The bill, if passed, would move $1 billion in funding into a general fund meant to be spent only on wildfire prevention and water infrastructure.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
In January, Skerrett, the senior coroner, said in a prevention of future deaths report that further action should be taken over the risk to patients prescribed SSRIs.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
This affects not just reproductive health services, but also critical programs for HIV/AIDS treatment, malaria prevention, maternal health, and childhood disease prevention.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
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John Frank, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
The bill, if passed, would move $1 billion in funding into a general fund meant to be spent only on wildfire prevention and water infrastructure.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
In January, Skerrett, the senior coroner, said in a prevention of future deaths report that further action should be taken over the risk to patients prescribed SSRIs.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
This affects not just reproductive health services, but also critical programs for HIV/AIDS treatment, malaria prevention, maternal health, and childhood disease prevention.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevention. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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