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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a preventative" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to something that serves to prevent a particular issue or problem, often in a medical or health context.
Example: "The doctor recommended a preventative measure to reduce the risk of heart disease."
Alternatives: "a preventive" or "a precautionary measure."
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It was a preventative trade".
Some are having the device removed as a preventative measure.
"That's more of a preventative safety measure," Ms. Delidow said.
A "preventative military action," Senator Kennedy argued, was ill advised both then and now.
A spokesman for the safety authority, known as CASA, said the investigation was a preventative measure.
4. What is a preventative detention order and why is it significant?
"This is a preventative effort, focused on information gathering," Ms. Tucker said.
Angelina Jolie writing in the New York Times, revealing she had had a preventative double mastectomy.
"Fear about the disease has intensified among the Warao while a preventative response is needed now".
Mr. Franks called it a "preventative measure that will allow fresh idealism into the appropriations process".
"I would discourage the use of Tamiflu as a preventative measure," Dr. Kahn said.
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