Prevent
Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Stand up
Stand up verb - To withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval.
Both terms in one sentence
- Hiro especially sees his inability to stand up to Akito and prevent the attack as an insult to his masculine pride and proof that he is unworthy of Kisa.
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Wrong Genre Savvy: Amelia tells Ginny to stand up for herself to prevent Blip from being traded as she knows in Hollywood, a mega-star (like Ginny) carries all the clout to get what they want.
Source: Series / Pitch (2016) -
There were a lot of bad things Guts was unable to prevent, but he has saved people and changed a small number of lives because he had the courage to stand up to villains that no one else would oppose.
Source: An Aesop
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