dissuasion
Example Sentences
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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 dissuasion is working. But then, the less we talk about it, the less we brandish the threat, the more credible we are.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022
That glaring disconnect, between official dissuasion and on-the-ground leniency, has been received by Haitian and other migrants as an invitation to take their chances on reaching the U.S. border.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2021
Persuasion or dissuasion strike me as being equally serious in their results.
From Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music by Gounod, Charles