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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

He said seizing vehicles was intended to keep roads safe and deter dangerous driving.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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

Spain has now erected new barriers along the breakwater to deter future crossers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Prison did not deter crime significantly, many experts concluded.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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

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

"But delivery is key: farmers need visible policing, swift recovery of stolen equipment and sentencing that deters repeat offenders," she added.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025

It can foster guilt and create a dependency that discourages, delays and even deters a grandchild from developing an independent life.

From Salon ● May 11, 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

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

She had wanted to legally change her surname for years, but had been deterred by the cost.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 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

Around 2,500 people in California were redirected, and in Los Angeles, specifically, some 200 people were deterred, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

But just as crime tends to be low on a street where a police car is parked, the 95 percent rate was artificially high: Feldman’s presence had deterred theft.

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

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

The yen has been sliding despite previous interventions and comments by Katayama that Japan was ready to act, remarks aimed at deterring investors from betting on the currency sliding further.

From Barron's ● 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

Attorneys for Lively said on Thursday that she will continue pursuing damages against Baldoni and other defendants under a California law aimed at deterring retaliatory defamation lawsuits tied to sexual harassment claims.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

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

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith