deterred

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Deterred by the time and cost, she said she didn’t try again.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2021

Deterred by the smoke and the emotional toll of seeing their houses incinerated, they turned back, only to return three days later.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2020

Deterred from speaking to Oprah herself, Kelley also combed through 2,500-odd clips from Oprah's public pronouncements.

From Reuters • Apr. 23, 2010

Deterred by World War II, he waited until the 1947 Grand Prix to see the first victory with the Ferrari 125S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Deterred from the Ship Channel by the sunken schooners, and from Maffitt's Channel by the fate of the Columbia, we tried the Middle Channel, and glided over the bar without accident.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 by Various