disable
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Anthropic’s Fable model was brought under export control by the government, forcing the company to disable access to all its users, before it was re-released with extra safeguards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
In recent years, the U.S. and Turkey have also discussed the possibility of delivering the S-400 to American military personnel who could disable the system’s ability to threaten U.S. aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Anthropic was temporarily forced to disable access to its latest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, last month after the U.S. government flagged them as a security threat.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Regardless of whether it does end up being banned for under-16s, Roblox will still need to abide by requirements for all platforms to disable features that let strangers communicate with children, announced alongside the ban.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
If I can disable it, they can only find us on the surface with our heat signature.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
It disables specific growth enzymes in grass weeds, while the same enzymes in crops like soybeans remain unaffected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
A "dark" vessel -- usually a tanker or cargo carrier -- deliberately disables or manipulates transponders in a bid to go undetected by public tracking systems like Kpler's MarineTraffic.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
"Lack of support, lack of accessibility, that is what disables you."
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
Technology is a shape or a form that enables certain things and disables others, and there’s room to navigate, but there are also constraints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
Hemophilia is caused by a single mutation that disables a protein in the clotting of blood.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
But it would impact disabled people more broadly too.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
If you remarried after age 60 — or after the age 50 if you are disabled — as long as you were married for 10 years, you could claim survivor benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
For Doug, the issue is not only how disabled people cope with extreme weather, but whose experiences are considered when decisions are made about the future.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Maxwell, who helps disabled people find and maintain jobs for work, is still evacuated and monitors her Blink hourly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Wait—there’s more here. He almost disabled the level, didn’t he? This spot—he realized that the code was weak here.”
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
“When people have access to medical care through insurance, they tend to undertake activities that can help longevity, like better preventive care, better management of chronic and disabling conditions,” Cohen said.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Now, after disabling about 30 of the devices near his home in the Minneapolis area, he told AFP: "I'm not really as scared anymore."
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Options for changing the platforms’ design could include disabling features such as default autoplay and infinite scrolling or creating screen time breaks for users, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Blessing later ran into a wall, disabling the vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
“You’re not the first person in the world to have to deal with a disabling accident!”
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
