deterrent

Judge Petts said Kershaw needed to be jailed as a "deterrent" to other cashiers so as to "prevent others from doing the same".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The official suggested it should serve as a deterrent to persuade Beijing to engage in talks about ways to rebalance the China-Europe trade relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 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have an “obvious deterrent effect on student enrollment,” and notes that dozens of international students have already withdrawn from their programs.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

Like the majority of American law-enforcement officials, Dewey is certain that capital punishment is a deterrent to violent crime, and he felt that if ever the penalty had been earned, the present instance was it.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Meanwhile the latest fish kill figures have led to fresh calls for stronger deterrents to stop water pollution.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

“And the durability of this truce depends less on the warmth of the words exchanged by the two leaders than on the credibility of the deterrents they can wield against each other.”

From Barron's ● May 15, 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

But the deterrents to a degree can also be homegrown.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times