deterrent
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The risk of getting attacked is the main deterrent to ship traffic, and U.S. officials have made contradictory comments about the number of mines and the risk they pose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
"There is need for a stiff deterrent sentence," Judge Gichobi said, noting the "rising cases of dealing in large quantities of garden ants and the negative ecological side effects".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Takahashi says legal action has "a deterrent effect" on online trolls, many of whom he says are in their teens or early 20s.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Our adversaries or neutral powers may do this, as a deterrent against American aggression.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 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
Vocabulary lists containing deterrent
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