deterrent

Example Sentences

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“As a temporary measure, to protect the mural artworks, Caltrans has been installing artificial ivy, which has aesthetic benefits and acts as a graffiti deterrent and is a more environmentally friendly solution to graffiti removal.”

From Los Angeles Times

“They depend upon bringing executives in from New York and L.A., but also from China, Japan and Europe. This situation is really a deterrent to that.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Public exposure also acts as a deterrent, reducing the social rewards that fuel this behaviour," explained Simpson, who has worked with military personnel for the past 15 years.

From BBC

Mainly seen as a deterrent measure, the Anti-Coercion Instrument dates back to 2021, when the EU was looking for a way to deter China from an economic coercion campaign against Lithuania.

From MarketWatch

Like the goalkeepers law a referee would not be expected to apply it strictly to the letter but to use it as a genuine deterrent.

From BBC