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desistance

[dih-sis-tuhns, -zis-] / dɪˈsɪs təns, -ˈzɪs- /














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Voting is “part of a package of pro-social behavior that is linked to desistance from crime.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2022

The most frequently cited desistance statistic is that around 80 percent of kids who experience gender dysphoria will go on to be cisgender adults.

From The Verge ● Jul. 30, 2021

The idea that many trans kids will grow out of it is referred to in research as desistance.

From The Verge ● Jul. 30, 2021

It’s a metric inconsistent with what we know about the rocky reality of desistance.

From Washington Post ● May 16, 2019

Cessation -- N. cessation, discontinuance, desistance, desinence†. intermission, remission; suspense, suspension; interruption; stop; stopping &c. v.; closure, stoppage, halt; arrival &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget




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