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Portable video game consoles and wireless speakers tend to contain batteries that can't be easily        Environmental policy researcher Jean-Pierre Schweitzer warns that because new batteries can't be put in once the old ones no longer work, the gadgets stop functioning and are usually disposed of as trash.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
invented
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prevented
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rated
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replaced
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