dissuade
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Skelton said the decision to release Calocane to the crisis team and return him to his accommodation was not a "gamble" or influenced by Calocane trying to "dissuade" him from sectioning him.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
The stepped-up security at Scientology buildings appeared to dissuade three teens who approached the building while a Times reporter observed a Hollywood location on Sunday afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Even something as convincing as “Leaving Neverland” couldn’t dissuade diehards from their king.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
North Korea's abrupt border closure in 2020 stranded many of them abroad for years, and Pyongyang later beefed up defences along the frontier to dissuade illegal crossings.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
Blanca tried to dissuade him with the best of arguments, but he seemed not to hear her.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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