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disable

[dis-ay-buhl] / dɪsˈeɪ bəl /




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"Now that we know they have this defense mechanism, we might be able to precisely disable it in cancers, making them more susceptible to cancer therapies, as well."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

Asheville’s mayor, facing a challenge from Roney, scheduled a vote in late August to disable the cameras.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The app, which Anthropic could not disable, can capture calls, texts and voice traffic, and even identify people by their voice if they switch SIM cards.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

During the same session, Mary Kish, head of community at Twitch, took viewers through a tutorial on how to disable generative AI training through a user's channel settings.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

He could disable the lockdown system himself—when he found it.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Some regularly put their cars in sport mode, which in some models disables the engine from shutting off when the car is idle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 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

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

Though infections are at a relative low these days, we're still dealing with COVID-19, which kills hundreds of Americans per week and disables countless others.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2025

Hemophilia is caused by a single mutation that disables a protein in the clotting of blood.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

"There are lots of people doing great things in providing accessible spaces; perhaps there needs to be more disabled leadership," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Many states pay for disabled and elderly Medicaid beneficiaries to hire aides or family members to help with everyday tasks like cooking and shopping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

"Most arts organisations are committed to accessibility but there's a difference between access and showing work by deaf and disabled people," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

"The work being made by Bristol-based disabled artists is going all around the world," she said, thanks to "fearless" cultural institutions.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

He wrote, “I was more disabled when I returned than when I left.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

“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

Instagram, which is owned by Meta, has been disabling accounts and taking down some of these pickup or prank videos for violating the platform’s rules against harassment and bullying.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

"The problem is the industry has a very poor reputation of disabling games once they end support," said Scott Ross, co-founder of consumer rights group Stop Killing Games, following Rockstar's announcement.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

I grew up victim to a disabling confusion.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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