deterrent

The information in the report is, rather, “only a selection of cases we have investigated as a deterrent for state agencies and state employees so they can avoid similar improper governmental activities,” the audit said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

He writes that the rule will have an “obvious deterrent effect on student enrollment,” and notes that dozens of international students have already withdrawn from their programs.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Marks and Spencer has a policy of issuing lifetime bans to shoplifters, which Lewis said could be a big deterrent and a big shock, especially to younger offenders.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

And because the death penalty is rarely given for crimes other than homicide, its deterrent effect cannot account for a speck of decline in other violent crimes.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

They said a variety of deterrents, including spikes and vapour-releasing gel pods to discourage roosting, were used as a first port of call.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 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

This lifestyle has also fostered an arms race of chemical deterrents to prevent the sponges from being eaten.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

The pervasive emptiness and stultifying summer heat were only minor deterrents when compared with the more elemental consideration that all the banking and commercial institutions were based elsewhere, chiefly in Philadelphia and New York.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis