dissuasion
Example Sentences
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The dissuasion commissions that were supposed to encourage people to seek help no longer play much of a role.
From Seattle Times
Initially, the employers countered the organizing campaigns with criticism of unions and other means of dissuasion.
From New York Times
He previously sued CNN, accusing the network of playing a part in a "campaign of dissuasion in the form of libel and slander against" him, seeking $475 million in punitive damages.
From Salon
The brief lays out a three-pronged approach: deterrence against North Korean military threats, dissuasion of the regime’s nuclear pursuits through sanctions and pressure, and diplomacy to re-engage Pyongyang in disarmament talks.
From Washington Post
France’s new strategic document provides that the country will maintain a “robust and credible nuclear dissuasion” and a “capacity to lead military operations, including those of high intensity, alone or within a coalition.”
From Seattle Times
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