disarm
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Rubio meanwhile said in a statement that the agreement establishes a "clear and structured process" to disarm Hezbollah and its infrastructure, as well as a US-facilitated military working group to help implement the deal.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
But the Clement filing is genuinely consequential, and not just because it might disarm Carr’s primary regulatory weapon if it survives judicial review.
From Salon ● May 13, 2026
Israeli security officials said they see a genuine desire in the Lebanese government and military to disarm Hezbollah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
But their chief of staff, Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, has said his objective is to disarm Hezbollah, and that what was needed now above all was "persistence and patience".
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Surprisingly, instead of ordering their men to rush the barn and take Booth, they first sent an unarmed civilian to disarm him.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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The agreement requires the Lebanese state to take back control of its territory a little at a time as it disarms and dismantles the militant group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
In their first meeting, Austin disarms Craig’s offense by throwing a few extra details and questions into what would otherwise be a brief interaction.
From Salon ● May 12, 2025
"Our approach is to use a particular type of phage that disarms the bacteria. We remove their ability to exchange drug-resistance genes or to move around by breaking off this appendage."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024
“They want to be inspired. This film disarms people, because it is entertaining. It is funny. It’s dramatic.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
She disarms me with this bit of truth.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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Pope Leo has presented the first major teaching document of his papacy, warning that artificial intelligence needs to be "disarmed".
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Even if the regime doesn’t fall, it will be leaderless, impoverished, isolated, besieged, mostly disarmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 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
As quietly as possible, they disarmed Ann and calmed her down.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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These sorts of surprises bloom from the center of Olivia Wilde’s latest directorial effort, “The Invite,” a chamber comedy that’s equal parts droll and disarming.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
This begins with two small “pilot zones” the IDF will hand to the Lebanese Armed Forces, which are charged with disarming “non-state armed groups”—the preferred Lebanese euphemism for Hezbollah—and dismantling terror infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Seemingly to discredit the precedent, she argues the Court is too quick to dismiss the idea that the Bruen history test should include post-Civil War Southern laws disarming blacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
In any case, every so often, she lets out a laugh that is so mischievous and exalting, or makes a joke that is completely disarming in its self-deprecation, and we all feel like we’ve won.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
His smile could be magically disarming but his head was crowded with practicality and genius.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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