deterrence

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Recent Examples of deterrence Another portion could help Ukraine purchase long-range missiles and other weapons systems from Europe, assisting the continent in building up production lines that support both Ukraine’s defense and, once the war is over, NATO deterrence. Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025 Phillip DiMartino, a Kansas City police spokesperson, said the department is involved in focused deterrence efforts and also researching a new initiative that would help officers identify repeat offenders. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2025 Put another way, global peace and security is greatly enhanced when America’s deterrence factor is well understood by those seeking to upend the world-order. Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 23 June 2025 Unlike deterrence by punishment, which threatens consequences like economic sanctions, a strategy of denial seeks to convince an aggressor that its objectives are unobtainable, by making the likelihood of a catastrophic military defeat more credible. John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for deterrence
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Noun
  • This is because there’s a lot of woolly thinking out there, combined with apathy, distrust and discouragement.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 June 2025
  • Be assured the world will bring more than enough discouragement, rejection, and pain into your child’s life.
    Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • The first is do not send or accept wire instructions by email.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
  • Some sirens can broadcast specific instructions, which can help.
    Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Two single-engine air tankers based in Mesquite delivered fire retardant to assist with initial suppression efforts before dark, according to the report.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
  • The argument would be that suppression of particular content would harm consumers and competition by reducing a particular type of output.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The costs of academic repression, in other words, are not confined to elite institutions—they are borne by everyone.
    Matt Motta, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
  • Mac's deeply closeted, Catholic-guilty homosexuality had been treated as a joke throughout the show's run, with the joke never truly being about Mac being gay, but about how his desperate repression had twisted him into a caricature of grasping masculinity.
    Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Share your best ideas (voice dictation is great for doing this on walks) and ask for variations.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • Siri and dictation data also represent additional ways a person's Apple TV usage might be unexpectedly analyzed to fuel Apple's business.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • They’re then added into the mascarpone mixture one spoonful at a time, while stirring gently in the same direction to achieve a consistent light and airy texture.
    Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2025
  • There are a huge number of signals from every direction that a player has to process first, even without the risk of being tackled.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 12 July 2025

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“Deterrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deterrence. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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