deterred
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A new AI borrowing frenzy and lingering fears about potential defaults haven’t deterred investors hungry for bonds from U.S. companies, states and cities.
“It has deterred further investment. It has stalled projects,” said Art Ortega, chairman and CEO of Freedom Bank, a community bank specializing in small-business loans.
Officers potentially wasting thousands of hours in pursuit of car backfires and construction noise mislabeled as gunfire has not deterred the New York Police Department from continuing to use it.
From Salon
Legislation designed to improve the lot of South Africa’s Black majority has also deterred investment.
The tumble in gold that saw the yellow metal drop over $1,000 an ounce in just two days hasn’t deterred Wall Street from recommending the metal.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
