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Recent Examples of deterrence
The city’s police chief, Johnny Jennings, said in a statement that the police department has introduced crime deterrence initiatives, including programs for young people.
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Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Seoul likely needs no more than 100 warheads to achieve local deterrence, given North Korea’s small size and small arsenal.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
Arms control is extraordinarily complex, guided by many of the same largely intangible dynamics that shape nuclear deterrence and escalation management.
—Luke Widenhouse, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
The Cold War doctrine of deterrence, known as Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), assumes that rational actors will make rational decisions to prevent nuclear catastrophe.
—Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Seoul likely needs no more than 100 warheads to achieve local deterrence, given North Korea’s small size and small arsenal.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
Arms control is extraordinarily complex, guided by many of the same largely intangible dynamics that shape nuclear deterrence and escalation management.
—Luke Widenhouse, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
The Cold War doctrine of deterrence, known as Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), assumes that rational actors will make rational decisions to prevent nuclear catastrophe.
—Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deterrence
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Still, their constant discouragement is starting to wear on me.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024
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This leads to feelings of disengagement, discouragement and exhaustion.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Driving instructions directives Blue Words: Brake, park, signal, turn.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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However, according to Michigan Modern, the architect didn’t send any instructions on how to build this fundamental element of the home, causing confusion.Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2025
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Fast-moving fires have been particularly destructive, accounting for 78% of structures destroyed and 61% of suppression costs between 2001 and 2020.Virginia Iglesias, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
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Its policy for transgender women is based on a testosterone suppression model.Katie Whyatt, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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The artistry of Sing Sing is undeniable, contrasting the physical and emotional freedom of theater against the confinement and repression of prison.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Human rights groups have described it as Venezuela’s most brutal campaign of repression in recent decades.Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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But much of what survives are school children’s copies of other works, an indication that children learned by dictation with the student copying what a teacher said or wrote.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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This could be significant for those that routinely use voice dictation for text and email messages.Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2024
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Wearing glamorous, period-appropriate costumes designed by Evelyn Danner, the cast delivers lively choreography by Christopher Chase Carter, backed by a band under the direction of Robert Reddrick.Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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The state's police, under the direction of the Munich Public Prosecutor's Office and the Bavarian Central Office for Combating Extremism and Terrorism, have launched a security investigation and called for witnesses to report suspicious behavior.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Deterrence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deterrence. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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