as in dissuades
to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action
we tried to deter him from his crazy scheme, but to no avail
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But such surface-level downstream exposure no longer deters adversaries.
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Thomas Rid, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2024
Political volatility deters investment.
—Brian Klaas, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2016
Thomas Rid, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2024
Political volatility deters investment.
—Brian Klaas, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2016
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“Deters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deters. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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