deterred

Example Sentences

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The mosque and those who attend have come to expect such rhetoric, but it hasn’t deterred those who worship there.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

U.K. steelmakers face structural disadvantages from global overcapacity, fierce price competition and high energy costs, while uncertainty over ownership has deterred investment and modernization, Sawicz says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The spike in global energy prices hasn’t deterred Wall Street analysts from penciling in increasingly higher estimates for corporate profits in 2026.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

He called for "meaningful action" to tackle the "root causes" of antisemitism, while the Board of Deputies of British Jews said antisemitism must be "confronted, punished and deterred with the full force of the state".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

But Daddy wasn’t deterred by my lack of interest.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine