deactivate

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Nearly 50 cities nationwide have opted to deactivate their scanners or cancel contracts with Flock, mostly in recent months, according to the website DeFlock.me, which has set out to map locations of the company’s cameras.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

He added that "social media platforms will then have until December 31 to deactivate existing accounts" that do not comply with the age limit.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Earlier work from his group showed that when resveratrol and copper are combined, they generate oxygen radicals that deactivate or destroy cfChPs.

From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025

Australia's ban - touted as a world-first - will mean Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X and YouTube must take "reasonable steps" to prevent those under 16 years from creating accounts and deactivate existing ones.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

Then, I'll deactivate the atmospheric regulator, so it doesn't pull water out of the air.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir