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Fire salamanders are among Europe's most recognizable amphibians, known for their striking black and yellow coloring and the poisonous substances they release to deter predators.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

For Montagnac, 69, it was especially painful to see the owner of a furniture store on Boulevard Diderot hauling his sofas and chairs into the back of the shop to deter looters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

In reality, the US stations about 28,000 troops in South Korea to help deter the nuclear-armed North.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

The judge refused to suspend the sentence, saying immediate custody was needed "to deter other people from doing precisely what you have".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 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

What can happen that deters women from getting those eggs out of storage?

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 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

“And then if I want to maintain that wealth, it deters the decumulation of assets in old age.”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026

Upon that appointment, Hegseth described him as "a generational leader" who will "help ensure the Army revives the warrior ethos, rebuilds for the modern battlefield, and deters our enemies around the world".

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 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

"Serious investors are not deterred by clear rules," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Semiconductor stocks have been on a wild ride this year, but that hasn’t deterred retail traders from buying them up.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Schwarzenegger said California must not be deterred by external threats or the difficult challenges that lie ahead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

United has been able to offset most of its elevated fuel costs with higher fares, which haven’t yet deterred travelers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

In the spring he had longed to plant begonias and zinnias in a narrow bed around his tent but had been deterred by his fear of Corporal Whitcomb’s rancor.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

It hasn’t proved good for deterring conventional war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The sight of vacant shops and graffiti can quickly become a vicious circle, deterring shoppers, discouraging investment and leading to anti-social behaviour.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

That begs the question of why they were performed, other than raw intimidation, deterring would-be whistleblowers, and punishing the disloyal.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

The yen has been sliding despite previous interventions and comments by Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama that Japan was ready to act, remarks aimed at deterring investors from betting on the currency sliding further.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

It can patrol there with its big old horns, deterring burglars and such.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith