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“The Trump administration’s National Cyber Strategy will shift from primarily focusing on online defenses to actively going after nation-state hackers to deter attacks before they happen,” WSJ Pro Cyber’s Angus Loten reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

But even some of the grants slated to fund more traditional human rights projects skirt federal requirements for competitive bidding that are meant to deter waste, fraud and abuse.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

Gopal also said any investigation should review "whether the university was involved in any way or any level with efforts to deter journalists from reporting on the allegations".

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

“The van caught on fire, but that doesn’t deter you from just wanting to jump in and get to the next town,“ he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

This estimate was very roughly corroborated two decades later by the Marquis de Denonville, governor of New France, who destroyed the annual harvest of four adjacent Haudenosaunee villages to deter future attacks.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Not everyone is well-versed in investing for retirement, and that lack of knowledge deters some people from saving for the future at all.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

I think some of that deters people from coming to downtown even if you have a cool place and a cool party,” Origin’s co-founder Roni Mehrabian said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

While legal experts expect the suspension to be lifted, the delays add to legal uncertainty that deters investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Rain Newton-Smith, head of the CBI, will use her speech on Monday to call for the government to change course, saying the policy deters hiring.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025

The others have turned pale; let’s hope it deters them.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Iran’s attacks have deterred captains from using the route along the Omani coast protected by the Navy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Some older homeowners may be deterred from selling by the tax hit if their property has appreciated significantly in value since they bought it.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

And since the pile-up of injuries hasn’t deterred women from buying the pants, it might just be that fashion victim is the real label of the summer.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

Last Fourth of July, the company’s system deterred more than 20,000 people in the U.S. from booking an entire home listing on Airbnb, according to company spokesperson Ruthie Kongo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

The few times I’d wished I could walk in one direction for as long as I wanted, the threat of those rattlesnakes deterred me.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

TAIPEI—Taiwan kicked off 10 days of military and civil defense exercises on Wednesday, advancing its strategy for deterring a Chinese invasion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

"Even if the actual amount of intervention is not particularly large, the prolonged sense of vigilance regarding intervention will be effective in deterring speculators."

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

The Himars are part of an asymmetric defense strategy aimed at deterring China’s much-larger military from invading.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Airlines expect to carry more passengers this year but earn only half as much profit as in 2025, as high fuel prices don't appear to be fully deterring travel, according to projections published Sunday.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

It can patrol there with its big old horns, deterring burglars and such.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith