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Recent Examples of deterrence
Advertisement In short, what is needed is a clear mandate from the President and Congress for a crash effort to preserve deterrence through industrial revitalization.
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Eyck Freymann, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
This new film reminds us just how fragile the system of deterrence is, dependent on imperfect technology and human judgment.
—ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
The film lays bare the tensions and paradoxes of nuclear deterrence, said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, which advocates for nuclear arms control.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
But those visits were more about solidarity and deterrence; Trump’s are about management and compliance.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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Eyck Freymann, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
This new film reminds us just how fragile the system of deterrence is, dependent on imperfect technology and human judgment.
—ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
The film lays bare the tensions and paradoxes of nuclear deterrence, said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, which advocates for nuclear arms control.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
But those visits were more about solidarity and deterrence; Trump’s are about management and compliance.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deterrence
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But to unmask the killer in a mansion filled with ticking clocks and suspects, amateur detective Eileen must first get round discouragement from Lady Caterham, played by Helena Bonham Carter, and Sherlock star Martin Freeman as superintendent Battle.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Jan. 2026
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Keep your cool, adjust expectations, and don’t let discouragement bring you down during this early period of the year.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Jan. 2026
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The young Malinin skated by himself, uninterested in instruction.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Careful use of pesticides, following all label instructions.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Cambodian workers who power the country’s export economy remain exposed to unsafe working conditions, poverty wages and systematic union suppression.—
Tharo Khun,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Jan. 2026
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Because the chemistry is non‑flammable and doesn’t undergo thermal runaway, projects can be sited closer to the load with simpler fire suppression, changing the economics of distribution‑level storage.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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Critics accuse him of enabling repression and politicizing the armed forces, while supporters portray him as a stabilizing figure.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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In June only Israel attacked Iran’s apparatus of repression.—
The Wall Street Journal,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
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Current lithium-ion battery solutions often impose practical constraints on business users, including three-hour charging times and limited operating ranges of around 40 kilometers.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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And the latest reports suggest that EV charging is nothing compared to the massive demand that new data centers will impose.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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The revelation suggested the committee was no longer functioning as an independent source of guidance but doing Kennedy’s bidding.—
Grayson Logue,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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Since the show’s premiere in March 2024, Burnett’s Norma has been set up as a money- and status-hungry snob, willing to do just about anything to have others do her bidding and maintain her opulent lifestyle amongst the highest of high society.—
Rosemary Rossi,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Fast Pair for hearing aids is also expanding (now available for Demant, Starkey support coming in early 2026), and better voice dictation with TalkBack is coming soon.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
6 Dec. 2025
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Rads themselves will tell you that note dictation is the real grunt work.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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At a moment of increasing niche-ification of the news media business, Axel Springer is running in the opposite direction.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Automation can go in either of these directions; that’s why the task of the left is to create social and cultural conditions in which the benign and constructive aspects of technology and automation are primary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Deterrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deterrence. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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