dissuasion

Example Sentences

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Initially, the employers countered the organizing campaigns with criticism of unions and other means of dissuasion.

From New York Times • May 22, 2023

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 • May 4, 2023

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 • Nov. 26, 2022

“The dissuasion is working. But then, the less we talk about it, the less we brandish the threat, the more credible we are.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022

I will not pardon you, unless you earn it By aiding me in my dissuasion of Count Ulric from the chase to-day.

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley