deterrence
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Major economies, including the EU and Japan, are building economic deterrence arsenals, expecting more global turbulence and costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
"What I'm doing is to prepare Germany to be able to defend itself, by building up those defence capabilities. This is deterrence for us. We will deter the threat from the Russian side."
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Some officials argue that what really matters is real-world deterrence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The moves also are convincing Arab states they might need to deliver some punishment to re-establish deterrence, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
The Quakers’ goals were prevention of further harm to society, deterrence, and, by the early nineteenth century, encouragement of prisoners to en-gage in “penitent reflection,” which could result in their personal reformation.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing deterrence
Commonly Misspelled Words, List 5
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Ronald Reagan, "Tear Down This Wall" (1987)
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