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Recent Examples of deterrence
Currently, 300 British troops remain stationed in Poland, supporting both NATO deterrence and Polish defense efforts.
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Amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Cyber deterrence has become a hot topic recently.
—Jim Richberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Frustrated by delays in federal and state deterrence projects, and annoyed by their own encounters with the flying fish, residents of a small town in western Illinois saw both a challenge and an opportunity in the large numbers of silver carp that infested their stretch of the Illinois River.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
The aftermath of the June war with Iran—a brief but intense conflict that many believed had fully restored Israel’s deterrence—was another example, in my view, of Netanyahu forfeiting progress for political power.
—Yonatan Touval, Time, 22 Aug. 2025
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Amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Cyber deterrence has become a hot topic recently.
—Jim Richberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Frustrated by delays in federal and state deterrence projects, and annoyed by their own encounters with the flying fish, residents of a small town in western Illinois saw both a challenge and an opportunity in the large numbers of silver carp that infested their stretch of the Illinois River.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
The aftermath of the June war with Iran—a brief but intense conflict that many believed had fully restored Israel’s deterrence—was another example, in my view, of Netanyahu forfeiting progress for political power.
—Yonatan Touval, Time, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deterrence
Noun
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So feelings of self-doubt, frustration, and discouragement start to kick in.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Hours later, coach Ben Johnson remained aggravated, still sorting through how to deal with his discouragement over a frustrating first quarter.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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Each patient was given instructions to continue using the SPFs in the split-face study for the next four days, returning to the office every day for visual assessment.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Follow evacuation instructions without delay.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Sep. 2025
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Enter Pickletile’s leading innovation product Pickleglass, which offers roughly 50% sound suppression in its outdoor installations out of the box.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The change is similar to actions in other states that repeatedly were struck down as unconstitutional for violating the public's First Amendment right to access information without government suppression.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The distraction does not eliminate the need for state repression.—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Russia’s culture ministry, alongside law enforcement agencies, is strictly enforcing these guidelines, merging its own cultural institutions into the country’s already mighty propaganda and repression machines.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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Smart charging in action The pilot supports ChargeScape’s mission to accelerate vehicle-grid integration and lays the foundation for future V2G programs across California and beyond.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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When snapped onto the iPhone Air, the $99 MagSafe Battery provides 12W of fast wireless charging and extends the phone's battery life by 65%.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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Retail assets saw bidding wars (paywall) and cap rate compression.—
Andrew DeNardo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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More Sabitus/Getty Images Bleacher Report's Kristopher Knox speculated that Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts could be due for a trade at some point this season, and named the Jets as a top potential suitor should Atlanta choose to put him up for bidding.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Use a quick voice memo or dictation to capture outcomes right after calls.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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At the time, Apple said only a small portion of data was shared to help improve Siri and dictation.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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The 50-week moving average in July crossed above the 200-week moving average, indicating that an upward direction of trend may now be in place.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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And radical, if coming from any direction, is not good.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Deterrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deterrence. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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