Examples of dissuasion in a Sentence
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Their success makes dissuasion by others futile, administration officials tell us.
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Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Whether dissuasion works will depend on U.S. policies toward North Korea and Iran.
—Gregory L. Schulte, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2010
Needless to say, this has sparked quite a lot of dissuasion in Dylan fan circles.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024
Initially, the employers countered the organizing campaigns with criticism of unions and other means of dissuasion.
—Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 22 May 2023
The brief lays out a three-pronged approach: deterrence against North Korean military threats, dissuasion of the regime’s nuclear pursuits through sanctions and pressure, and diplomacy to re-engage Pyongyang in disarmament talks.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2022
The French translation of deterrence is essentially dissuasion.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2021
Soon the season for tomato dissuasion rolls around again.
—New York Times, 28 July 2021
And finally, the fact that so many people are voting right now suggests that the dissuasion campaign isn't working.
—NBC News, 25 Oct. 2020
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Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Whether dissuasion works will depend on U.S. policies toward North Korea and Iran.
—Gregory L. Schulte, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2010
Needless to say, this has sparked quite a lot of dissuasion in Dylan fan circles.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024
Initially, the employers countered the organizing campaigns with criticism of unions and other means of dissuasion.
—Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 22 May 2023
The brief lays out a three-pronged approach: deterrence against North Korean military threats, dissuasion of the regime’s nuclear pursuits through sanctions and pressure, and diplomacy to re-engage Pyongyang in disarmament talks.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2022
The French translation of deterrence is essentially dissuasion.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2021
Soon the season for tomato dissuasion rolls around again.
—New York Times, 28 July 2021
And finally, the fact that so many people are voting right now suggests that the dissuasion campaign isn't working.
—NBC News, 25 Oct. 2020
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“Dissuasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissuasion. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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