disarmed

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Since Lebanon’s civil war ended in 1990, the army has disarmed various nonstate actors, played intermediary between rival political factions and has cracked down on drug smuggling and Islamist groups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

It has said the campaign will continue until Hezbollah is disarmed.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

A Syrian immigrant, the owner of a nearby fruit stand, tackled and disarmed one of the gunmen at great personal risk.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2025

More than 800 fighters from those two groups have been disarmed since July, according to the UN peacekeeping mission MINUSCA.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

Without a normally functioning liver the body would be disarmed — defenseless against the great variety of poisons that continually invade it.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson