Prevent
Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Talks
Talks noun - A discussion intended to produce an agreement.
Both words in one sentence
- In "Day of the Doctor", the Doctor forces peace talks (to prevent detonation of a nuclear bomb) between three U.N.I.T.
Source: Spotting the Thread - One of them is an Ax-Crazy murderer who talks about needing to kill her since she's seen his face, but the other one does everything he can to prevent her getting hurt.
Source: Lima Syndrome -
Earlier, she arranged for the death of her half-sister to prevent said sister from confessing to a crime they committed, and also talks her boyfriend into a suicide pact so he'd kill himself before Mia Fey could get him to implicate Dahlia.
Source: He Knows Too Much
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