deter
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The devices produce sounds audible only to porpoises and dolphins, which can deter them from approaching fishing nets.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“This suggests that the gains in market share may have stemmed from subsidized firms’ ability to lower their prices, undercut their competitors, and deter them from making investments.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
From a tactical standpoint, the fort is unlikely to deter Hezbollah’s new crop of attack drones, which rely on fiber-optic cables and are impervious to jamming.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
While Taiwan has its own defence industry, it remains heavily reliant on the United States for weapons to deter a potential attack by China.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Trees can also deter destructive creatures like caterpillars by flooding their leaves with tannin, which makes the leaves less tasty and so inclines the caterpillars to look elsewhere.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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