Keep
Prevent
Prevent verb - Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state.
Usage example: We must prevent the cancer from spreading
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- Both Destiny and Free Will have secret agents actively trying to keep/prevent prophecies coming true.
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Their standard defense, the force field can be used to prevent melee units from getting up close and to keep ranged units out of attack range when you pair them up with Colossi.
Source: Deployable Cover -
Kristin says she was just trying to keep Mandy on the right track and prevent the same thing from happening to her, but Mandy claims it just made Kristin seem more like another parent than a sister.
Source: Series / Last Man Standing
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