deterring
Example Sentences
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The Air Force disclosure is crucial to deterring attacks on U.S. satellites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
That begs the question of why they were performed, other than raw intimidation, deterring would-be whistleblowers, and punishing the disloyal.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The five-day drills, called Freedom Edge, are aimed at deterring North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Austria will formally open a new police station on Wednesday in Adolf Hitler's former house, in the hope of deterring today's ascendant far-right extremists from making the pilgrimage to the Nazi dictator's birthplace.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
It can patrol there with its big old horns, deterring burglars and such.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
