Actually that I bring a huge volume of reference material with me is a makeshift way of preventing people from disputing my case.
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Preventing
//pɹɪˈvɛntɪŋ//
Synonyms for "preventing" (95 found)
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War is not 'the best way of settling differences; it is the only way of preventing their being settled for you.
Source: tatoeba (678755)
Are you preventing me from smoking here?
Source: tatoeba (961143)
Politics is the art of preventing people from getting involved in what concerns them.
Source: tatoeba (2431203)
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