"prevented" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when talking about something that was stopped or impeded from occurring. For example, "The engineer prevented the bridge from collapsing by reinforcing its structure.".
One former Alton Towers employee explained that the Smiler could have up to five cars moving around the track at once and a "block system" run by sensors prevented two cars entering specific sections at the same time.
The result is a consumer financial-protection agency that's prevented from overseeing one of the most common, and most important, financial products that consumers buy.
A judge accepted Whelan's offer to submit his passport and imposed conditions that prevented the executive from leaving the city for more than eight consecutive days without communicating his absence.
David Cameron was only prevented by a failed vote in the Commons from taking us into the war in Syria in support of the US.
"They had huge arguments but they settled on a system that prevented us from becoming too radical in either direction and forced us to deal with each other".
Karlheinz Förster had an excellent match in the middle of the defence but Felix Magath and Norbert Eder were consistently outnumbered in midfield and Matthaeus's duties in staying goalside of Maradona prevented him from supporting attacks in his usual way.
"However, the review is not the appropriate authority to draw any conclusions as to whether the earlier provision of lifejackets would have prevented this loss of life," it read.
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Terminologist and Q/A Analyst @ Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union