Example Sentences

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It has been preventing any significant shift in the position of the jet stream, and limiting the chance of more settled, drier conditions.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

One recent focus for Roberts has been preventing agencies from increasing the cost of public records.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023

The need for cautious communication Dr. Chukwu told me, and has said publicly elsewhere, that one challenge in Nigeria has been preventing stigmatization of anyone under surveillance as well as Ebola survivors.

From Forbes • Sep. 23, 2014

Though American diplomats are actively encouraging reconciliation talks, the overriding U.S. focus has been preventing Libya from becoming a haven for al-Qaeda or Islamic State terrorist networks.

From Washington Post

Next day he issued $1,700,000 worth of tax anticipation warrants, the hackneyed method by which Chicago has been preventing the wolf from coming all the way through its civic door since 1928.

From Time Magazine Archive