as in discouragement
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Recent Examples of deterrence
After 30 years of breakneck globalization in a complex system of sovereign states, simple threats of punishment are no longer a viable approach to deterrence against China.
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Eyck Freymann, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
It's clearly meant to be a deterrence against future migration.
—ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
Its Strike Eagle fleet is also capable of carrying nuclear gravity bombs, according to the Federation of American Scientists, which forms part of NATO's nuclear deterrence.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The new rules could also impact the behavior of prospective immigrants — a group the Trump administration wants to deter from even considering the United States as a destination despite historical evidence pointing toward the futility of deterrence as an immigration policy.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
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Eyck Freymann, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
It's clearly meant to be a deterrence against future migration.
—ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
Its Strike Eagle fleet is also capable of carrying nuclear gravity bombs, according to the Federation of American Scientists, which forms part of NATO's nuclear deterrence.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The new rules could also impact the behavior of prospective immigrants — a group the Trump administration wants to deter from even considering the United States as a destination despite historical evidence pointing toward the futility of deterrence as an immigration policy.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deterrence
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Super Group believed its global Betway brand and marketing deals with 10 NBA and NHL franchises and on Ted Lasso would draw in Americans, but found high taxes a discouragement in some markets and marketing spending too fierce in others.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Despite the humorous discouragement from her friends and family, Hurosky remains committed to her goal with a slight modification.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Customers who respond on LG’s website will get a warning label that comes with placement instructions and a reminder for customers to push a lock button when the range isn’t in use to prevent unintentional activation of the stove.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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Tony Thurmond, California State superintendent of public instruction, is the keynote speaker.—
Larry Magid,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Rather than tackle voter suppression head-on, the episode is about the privilege and importance of voting, but with very little discussion of why or what’s at stake for someone like Desiree.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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Babe Vote, a progressive voter drive group in Idaho, called Lenny’s bill an attempt at voter suppression.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Feb. 2025
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These are people seeking safety, fleeing a humanitarian crisis and serious political repression.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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Sometimes, repression has the effect of illuminating and making palpable the thing itself.—
Jamie Kalven,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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But much of what survives are school children’s copies of other works, an indication that children learned by dictation with the student copying what a teacher said or wrote.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
12 Nov. 2024
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This could be significant for those that routinely use voice dictation for text and email messages.—
Ken Colburn,
The Arizona Republic,
10 Nov. 2024
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Only a less delusional motivation, a larger conception of self-interest, can move the world in a less delusional direction.—
Winslow Myers,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The refiners are given very unconventional directions to the cave.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Deterrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deterrence. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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