Prevent From Doing Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	verb • try to prevent; show opposition to • turn away from by persuasion
	29%	7		Doing something to prevent success
	noun • an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
	27%	5		Prevent from doing something
	verb • bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. • prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off • prevent from entering; keep out

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New York Times02 Sep 1991	Across 64
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