deterred

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KB Home shares were under pressure on Wednesday after saying it’s already seeing prospective buyers deterred by the war as the Los Angeles home builder cut its full-year guidance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

KB Home shares were under pressure on Wednesday after the company said it’s already seeing prospective buyers deterred by the war in Iran as the Los Angeles home builder cut its full-year guidance.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

People, the report says, were deterred from accessing health care because they did not want to overburden the NHS.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Clovis coach Cooper Steele said his team had to be aggressive with Centennial’s size, so the free throws the Huskies made were something that couldn’t be deterred.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

I was trying to rescue Diego—I’d-never seen him so adorably flustered—but my mother was not easily deterred.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson