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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U.K. steelmakers face structural disadvantages from global overcapacity, fierce price competition and high energy costs, while uncertainty over ownership has deterred investment and modernization, Sawicz says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The spike in global energy prices hasn’t deterred Wall Street analysts from penciling in increasingly higher estimates for corporate profits in 2026.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
He called for "meaningful action" to tackle the "root causes" of antisemitism, while the Board of Deputies of British Jews said antisemitism must be "confronted, punished and deterred with the full force of the state".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Since the pandemic, Talactac has seen a clear shift: Viking passengers want experiences more than things, and are less deterred by global anxieties.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Vincent will not be deterred by the criticism.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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