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Recent Examples of deterrence
These are key parts of the submarine and show that work on the Navy’s top-priority strategic deterrence program is making steady progress.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
The current government led by Donald Tusk has been more cautious, speaking only about a bigger role in nuclear deterrence.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Ward said she was conflicted by the need to balance rehabilitation with retribution, deterrence, and prevention when faced with the untold nature of the killings.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Sybiha urged partners to take unspecified deterrence measures against Minsk.
—Dan Bashakov, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
The current government led by Donald Tusk has been more cautious, speaking only about a bigger role in nuclear deterrence.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Ward said she was conflicted by the need to balance rehabilitation with retribution, deterrence, and prevention when faced with the untold nature of the killings.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Sybiha urged partners to take unspecified deterrence measures against Minsk.
—Dan Bashakov, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deterrence
Noun
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The bigger risk, according to the research, is the discouragement that leads people to stop trying entirely.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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More than 100 Manus employees moved into Meta’s Singapore offices in early March, CNBC has learned, signaling the controversial AI business deal has moved ahead despite Beijing’s discouragement.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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The bot gave her instructions on how to use cocaine.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
8 Dec. 2025
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Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order and ordered that the planes be turned around, but Justice Department attorneys said his oral instructions directing the flight to be returned were defective, and the deportations proceeded as planned.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 Dec. 2025
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That said, a December 2025 endocrine adaptations review flagged that fasts longer than 24 hours carry greater risk, including cortisol elevation and suppression of follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormones.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
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But critics maintain that the use of cattle for fire suppression is unproven, and could remove forage that wildlife require both in drought and severe winters.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
10 June 2026
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Large, persistent government deficits imply that future financing may rely on a mix of higher taxes, financial repression and — most relevant here — central banks keeping borrowing costs contained.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
8 Dec. 2025
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Time and again, elections were followed by opposition challenges and marches and, as documented by the United Nations in its reports, repression and death.—
Inés Capdevila,
CNN Money,
7 Dec. 2025
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This feature is intended to address capacity loss during storage, eliminating the need for maintenance charging typically associated with lead-acid batteries.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Dec. 2025
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While we're used to being able to recharge virtually every other personal gadget in our arsenal, this one doesn't have a charging port.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
10 Dec. 2025
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When live bidding starts, the amounts could surpass what's on the site at the time.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
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Thirty-five parties expressed interest, and Sweden secured the 13th slot to start racing in 2026, while bidding continues for a team to start in 2027.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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In an interview with the Observer responding to the scandal, Nazir said that his writing process consists largely of speech-to-text dictation on an Android phone.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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For one, Apple is improving on-device dictation courtesy of Apple Intelligence, but that's just the beginning.—
Ruben Circelli,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
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Brunson’s arrival changed the Knicks’ direction almost immediately.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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Second, the report grapples seriously with agentic AI — autonomous systems capable of planning, reasoning, and executing multi-step tasks without continuous human direction.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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“Deterrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deterrence. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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