dissuading
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So leaders have more trouble either credibly threatening bad members to resign or dissuading other members from taking justice into their own hands.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2026
Once a key storage of wealth, home prices across the country have stagnated, dissuading would-be buyers from investing.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
Even so, Denver’s sluggish condo market is dissuading some owners from selling, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
After illegal border crossings reached historic highs in 2023, the administration utilized those discretionary programs in hopes of dissuading migrants from further overwhelming the U.S.-Mexico border.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
Had I succeeded in dissuading Hamlet from revenge?
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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