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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>delegate preventDefault</title>
  <style>
    body { font-family: sans-serif; padding: 16px; }
    a { color: #7c3aed; font-weight: 600; }
    #out { margin-top: 12px; color: #6d28d9; font-weight: bold; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <p><a href="https://example.com">Blocked link</a> — preventDefault only.</p>
  <div id="out">Click the link. Navigation blocked; bubbling continues.</div>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    $("body").delegate("a", "click", function(event) {
      event.preventDefault();
      $("#out").text("preventDefault() called — link not followed.");
    });
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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