deterrent

Quite handily, the deterrent role of U.S nuclear forces in such a confrontation?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

"The victims deserve justice administered with solemnity. Broadcasting a death diminishes us and is not an effective deterrent," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Maybe threatening to attack is enough of a deterrent, and maybe military escorts are effective, Mills said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

He writes that the rule will have an “obvious deterrent effect on student enrollment,” and notes that dozens of international students have already withdrawn from their programs.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Not only did all those police act as a deterrent, but they also provided the manpower to imprison criminals who might have otherwise gone uncaught.

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

Some have proposed reimbursing fishers or using acoustic deterrents instead of mass slaughter.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

A government spokesperson said it was "committed" to "restoring oceans to good health" and had been trialling deterrents since 2019.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Half of the money for wolf conflicts would go toward deterrents; the remainder would compensate ranchers for their losses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

In recent years, consumers in the eurozone have faced multiple deterrents to loosening their purse strings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

The pervasive emptiness and stultifying summer heat were only minor deterrents when compared with the more elemental consideration that all the banking and commercial institutions were based elsewhere, chiefly in Philadelphia and New York.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis