as in discouragement
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Recent Examples of deterrence
Joe Biden’s retreat from Afghanistan destroyed American deterrence.
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The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 5 May 2025
And so the deterrence message actually saves lives.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Should deterrence fail, missile defenses can help mitigate damage to the homeland and help protect the U.S. population.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Kim criticized recent efforts by the United States and South Korea to expand joint military exercises and update their nuclear deterrence strategies, portraying them as preparations for war.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
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The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 5 May 2025
And so the deterrence message actually saves lives.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Should deterrence fail, missile defenses can help mitigate damage to the homeland and help protect the U.S. population.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Kim criticized recent efforts by the United States and South Korea to expand joint military exercises and update their nuclear deterrence strategies, portraying them as preparations for war.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deterrence
Noun
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And the emotional toll and anxiety keep mounting up: discouragement, depression, and a reluctance to even try anymore.—
Robin Ryan,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Economic cooling, policy discouragement of conspicuous consumption, and a younger generation’s shifting priorities have combined to erode growth assumptions.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Murphy brought the jury back into the courtroom and read them the Allen charge, a set of instructions given to a jury that believe it’s deadlocked.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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Follow a healthcare provider's recommendations or label instructions when taking matcha.—
Ross Phan,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Where Masculinity Is Reimagined, Vulnerability Becomes Relational Intelligence Contemporary research challenges the outdated notion that masculinity requires emotional suppression.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Detectives with Concord police’s violence suppression unit identified the two brothers as the suspects and tracked them down Tuesday morning with the help of Fairfield police.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
Noun
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That leaves ‘financial repression’ - forcing US citizens or their agents (pension funds, insurance companies, banks) to hold US Treasuries.—
Kevin Coldiron,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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But mild questioning of the system in art, books, religion and online still draws police repression.—
Damien Cave,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The health system is one of the largest Epic shops in the country, and will co-develop an AI dictation feature directly within the electronic health record—merging Suki's ambient and dictation capabilities into a single solution.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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In any case, paradigm-shifting functionality such as ambient documentation summarization implies a certain level of disruptive change, as existing tech vendors and healthcare providers must supersede their existing dictation systems to fully embrace the new technology.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.—
Brian Evans,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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While the 'legitimate interest' assessment is always a multi-factor test, all factors seem to point in the wrong direction for Meta.—
Ashley Belanger – May 14,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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“Deterrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deterrence. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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