dissuasion
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The dissuasion commissions that were supposed to encourage people to seek help no longer play much of a role.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023
Initially, the employers countered the organizing campaigns with criticism of unions and other means of dissuasion.
From New York Times • May 22, 2023
He previously sued CNN, accusing the network of playing a part in a "campaign of dissuasion in the form of libel and slander against" him, seeking $475 million in punitive damages.
From Salon • May 4, 2023
The brief lays out a three-pronged approach: deterrence against North Korean military threats, dissuasion of the regime’s nuclear pursuits through sanctions and pressure, and diplomacy to re-engage Pyongyang in disarmament talks.
From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2022
‘The accused, having insisted, in spite of evident strong dissuasion from his counsel, upon making a statement, said: “I wish to tell the plain and absolute truth about my concern with this affair.
From The Herapath Property by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)
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