deterrent

The deterrent effect of such a decision on future senior government officials tasked with doing wrong would be immensely desirable.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026

Hayward hopes that the incident will be an deterrent to those engaged in vandalism.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

They were a key reason why de Gaulle—who received no reply after asking President John F. Kennedy in 1961 whether he would sacrifice New York to save Paris—sought an independent deterrent in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 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

The council has asked businesses in the town's centre to consider putting spikes and other deterrents on their building's front ledges.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Half of the money for wolf conflicts would go toward deterrents; the remainder would compensate ranchers for their losses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

The pervasive emptiness and stultifying summer heat were only minor deterrents when compared with the more elemental consideration that all the banking and commercial institutions were based elsewhere, chiefly in Philadelphia and New York.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis