deterred

Example Sentences

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It said that both Covid patients and those needing care for other conditions were failed, with people deterred from accessing healthcare in order to ease the pressure on NHS services.

From BBC

People, the report says, were deterred from accessing health care because they did not want to overburden the NHS.

From BBC

Clovis coach Cooper Steele said his team had to be aggressive with Centennial’s size, so the free throws the Huskies made were something that couldn’t be deterred.

From Los Angeles Times

She said disabled people who want to get into acting shouldn't be deterred by the idea that disabled actors would be "fighting for the same jobs".

From BBC

While personal documentation has not deterred federal agents from arresting a person anyway, they might make a police officer in a routine stop less likely to report them to ICE.

From Salon