deterrent
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For young men like Bakary Jaiju, already prepared to risk everything, it is little deterrent; for human rights groups it brings new fears for asylum seekers and their struggle to be heard.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The idea is not strict enforcement, but deterrent measures to alter player behaviour.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
To develop a meaningful deterrent, no country would wait until conclusive public evidence proved its adversaries had nuclear weapons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
"The policy of continuously strengthening the country's self-defensive nuclear deterrent, as set out by the nation's leader, is an irreversible course that must be implemented without fail," she added.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Instinctively Matthias knew this was a good defense and a formidable deterrent.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Vocabulary lists containing deterrent
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