deter
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Entry Fee to Deter Tourists: Venice’s first day of charging a fee to enter the historic center went mostly smoothly, but there were some protests.
From New York Times • May 12, 2024
The data come from the Brazilian space agency’s Deter monitoring system, and correspond to the first 29 days of April.
From Seattle Times • May 6, 2022
The provision would mirror parts of the duo’s stand-alone Deter Act, and it also would build on a proposal tacked on to a version of the reauthorization act the House passed last month.
From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2019
John Michels, one of the original engineers, says the documentary was filmed by Bruce Deter, who also worked on the project as a concrete plant inspector.
From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2016
Deter, de-tėr′, v.t. to frighten from: to hinder or prevent:—pr.p. deter′ring; pa.p. deterred′.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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