deterrent

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

"The victims deserve justice administered with solemnity. Broadcasting a death diminishes us and is not an effective deterrent," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

They see police as offering a crucial deterrent and emergency response force to threats from outside a campus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Maybe threatening to attack is enough of a deterrent, and maybe military escorts are effective, Mills said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

He locks the gate the rest of the time, but it’s hardly a deterrent, since all you have to do is hop the curb and drive around it.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

"Work will continue to ensure there is clear deterrents in terms of the punishments meted out by the law," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 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

It would require ranchers seeking compensation to show they were using nonlethal deterrents approved by the department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

But the deterrents to a degree can also be homegrown.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times