deterred
Americanadjective
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discouraged or restrained from acting or proceeding.
A visible thief is a deterred thief, so installing motion-sensing lights on your property helps to protect it.
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kept from happening; prevented or checked.
Assuming that those 79,000 deterred property crimes have an average cost of $1,900 each, that’s a savings of over $150 million.
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And because other nations know this, they may be deterred from attacking in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
William Amaya added that he is a graduate of Franklin and there used to be one or more officers on campus who broke up fights and deterred others with their presence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The ICC said it wouldn’t be deterred by the U.S. sanctions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The furore has not deterred other companies from eyeing the market, however.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
But Daddy wasn’t deterred by my lack of interest.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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