deter
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Thankfully, Curry did not allow any eerie rumors to deter him from securing the home, which was originally built in 1922, having been designed by acclaimed architect Stiles O. Clements.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Around Paris, Toulouse and Marseilles, local policies that deter suburban sprawl and promote new housing in city centers have slowed expansion of outer suburbs, a recent study found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
The UK government has already made clear that recent Russian threats will not deter its support for Ukraine.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
But that didn’t deter Benn Jordan, a cybersecurity researcher who has racked up millions of views on YouTube criticizing the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
This estimate was very roughly corroborated two decades later by the Marquis de Denonville, governor of New France, who destroyed the annual harvest of four adjacent Haudenosaunee villages to deter future attacks.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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What can happen that deters women from getting those eggs out of storage?
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Not everyone is well-versed in investing for retirement, and that lack of knowledge deters some people from saving for the future at all.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
I think some of that deters people from coming to downtown even if you have a cool place and a cool party,” Origin’s co-founder Roni Mehrabian said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Evidence that the CTA deters real criminals is thin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The others have turned pale; let’s hope it deters them.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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Still, it’s clear the organization hasn’t been defeated or deterred, and its hold on Hormuz has strengthened its regional position, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
This resistance has not deterred the country that has become the leading voice on reparations: Ghana.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Some older homeowners may be deterred from selling by the tax hit if their property has appreciated significantly in value since they bought it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
She had wanted to legally change her surname for years, but had been deterred by the cost.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“You will perhaps be deterred by the rising of your stomach,” he writes.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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With China at the forefront, coast guards are evolving into tools for projecting power in the Western Pacific, marking territory and deterring rivals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The big monetary guns appear to be deterring currency speculators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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 marks a wider trend of governments hardening their stance on undocumented migration, with many, including the UK and Italy, adopting measures aimed at deterring it.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
It can patrol there with its big old horns, deterring burglars and such.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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