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as in discouragement, dissuading
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The Words of the Week - 10/2/20
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“Deterrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deterrence. Accessed 19 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of deterrence was in 1861
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