deterrent
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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
Surging hotel room costs in host cities are also a deterrent.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
"These letters are probably intended to have more of a deterrent effect - stop this or else."
From BBC • May 23, 2026
And because the death penalty is rarely given for crimes other than homicide, its deterrent effect cannot account for a speck of decline in other violent crimes.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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