deterrent

The deterrent effect of such a decision on future senior government officials tasked with doing wrong would be immensely desirable.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026

But Joshua Wesneski, an attorney for Watanabe, said the prospect of being sued for wrongdoing “has a powerful deterrent effect.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

One of the officers displayed his firearm as a deterrent, police said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

The other deterrent is the challenge of separating materials cost-effectively so the sought-after rare earths can be isolated, ground up and turned into metal for new magnets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Not only did all those police act as a deterrent, but they also provided the manpower to imprison criminals who might have otherwise gone uncaught.

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

Sticker shock remains the one of the biggest deterrents for prospective liberal arts applicants, said Weingarten, at One-Stop College Counseling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

The council has asked businesses in the town's centre to consider putting spikes and other deterrents on their building's front ledges.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 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

But the deterrents to a degree can also be homegrown.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times