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Russian officials highlight “human control,” with a focus on the ability to alter the system, deactivate it or provide limitations, such as on the types of targets that it can engage.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

If you lose it, you should report that loss immediately so the government can deactivate the card and issue a replacement.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The report said these two engines were manually switched off, causing the remaining engine to reach its "overspeed trip threshold" and also deactivate.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

In December, Australia became the first country to block access for under-16-year-olds, forcing social-media companies including Meta, TikTok owner ByteDance and YouTube to deactivate millions of teen social-media accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

“You’re a good friend, Festus. No one can truly deactivate you. You’re more than a machine. Khione doesn’t understand that.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Meta deactivates accounts that it suspects are underage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

The researchers used optogenetics, a technique that activates or deactivates genes using light.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026

It deactivates accounts that could pose a risk to its hosts.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

Over the summer, an activist group began a movement to put street cones on their bonnets, which deactivates the cars.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2023

The activation of a shielding model also deactivates the protection structure of a person or at least some section of it.

From The Brain, A Decoded Enigma by Dorin Teodor Moisa

Meta, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, denies the allegations but previously said that some of Lula's campaign ads had been mistakenly deactivated due to technical errors.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

PSA said it has deactivated the certificates tied to the stolen items.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Klein similarly reported that her credential had been deactivated, while Politico said Haslett’s badge was confiscated.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

CNN reporter Betsy Klein said a Secret Service agent told her her badge had been deactivated.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

“But her codes would’ve been deactivated the moment she and Quinton were declared missing in action. The main computer would’ve done that automatically.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Tech companies said they would comply with the ban, and some began deactivating accounts before the law came into effect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has started deactivating accounts based on information such as the age given when they were created.

From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025

Pretty Little Thing faced a backlash when it started deactivating accounts it said had high rates of return last year.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025

"As the body metabolizes the rapamycin, the two fragments disjoin, deactivating the system."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2023

“In fact, I’m surprised they’ve kept it going so long. The Capitol will adjust by deactivating specific pods and then manually triggering them when their targets come in range.”

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins