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The phrase "were prevented from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that someone or something was stopped from doing something.
Example: "They were prevented from entering the building due to safety concerns."
Alternatives: "were barred from" or "were stopped from".
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Hebronites were prevented from travelling abroad.
Detainees were prevented from attending their hearings, lawyers said.
Movies in those days were prevented from reality.
It was a promise they were prevented from keeping.
Moreover, United Nations officials were prevented from acting as monitors.
Some officers said they were prevented from intervening soon enough.
They were prevented from leaving as the waters rose.
348 visa holders were prevented from boarding US-bound flights.
New patients were prevented from enrolling in clinical studies.
But they were prevented from doing so by the injunction.
Ahmadis in Rawalpindi were prevented from congregating during Eid.
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