deterrent

One of the officers displayed his firearm as a deterrent, police said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Supporters of the centres say they would act as a deterrent for would-be irregular migrants.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

California’s allocation of Colorado River water is 4.4 million acre-feet—a significant deterrent to developing desalination plants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Michael Solomon Williams from the Campaign for Better Transport told the BBC antisocial behaviour could be a "real deterrent" to people using public transport, especially those with different accessibility needs.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Any parent who has ever said to a recalcitrant child, “Okay, I’m going to count to ten and this time I’m really going to punish you,” knows the difference between deterrent and empty threat.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Sticker shock remains the one of the biggest deterrents for prospective liberal arts applicants, said Weingarten, at One-Stop College Counseling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Some have proposed reimbursing fishers or using acoustic deterrents instead of mass slaughter.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

"We do implement a number of deterrents and any other measures are as a last resort only," the operator said.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

“And the durability of this truce depends less on the warmth of the words exchanged by the two leaders than on the credibility of the deterrents they can wield against each other.”

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

But the deterrents to a degree can also be homegrown.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times