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Definition
to stop (something from happening)
- And as a result of being fed grossly inadequate and befouled food and water, thousands more died of starvation and easily preventable diseases.p. 228.7
- By preventing "unfit" people from having children, eugenicists believed, the human race would be strengthened.p. 12.1
- Even if Japan surrendered, many POWs believed the guards would murder them anyway, out of vengeance or to prevent them from testifying in war crimes trials.p. 219.8
- To prevent disaster, someone ran onto the road and wrote DROP HERE.p. 227.8
There are no more uses of "prevent" in Unbroken - adapted for young adults.
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