disincentive
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"While this doesn't rise quite to the level of a complete prohibition, it's a very strong disincentive."
From Barron's ● May 30, 2026
In postwar America, the 40-hour week became the norm for millions of workers, with overtime pay acting as a disincentive for employers to require longer hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
“But all of these things collectively might provide a disincentive to bad actors to once again try to undermine legitimate elections and target our public servants.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024
They said increasing calls for development provided “cause for concern” with the dangers involved “poorly understood” and something that would act as a disincentive to governments, businesses and societies from decarbonising.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2024
The intended restricted uses of early writing provided a positive disincentive for devising less ambiguous writing systems.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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