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She implemented wry wit like a tactical defense, a trusty tool in her arsenal that could disarm an opponent and defuse tricky conversations.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

Market watchers reacted with cautious optimism that Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups’ agreement to disarm could help unlock broader regional peace talks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

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

It has said a ceasefire is necessary in order for its forces to disarm Hezbollah themselves, but Israel has previously accused the government in Beirut of lacking the ability to do so.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

I realized I had been suffering from performance anxiety in the moments before competing and had to learn how to manage these anxieties and disarm some of the triggers.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

He has grown increasingly frustrated with the Sudanese military, which refuses to engage in a peace process unless the RSF disarms and withdraws from the territory it has occupied.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

"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

He puts you at ease, he disarms you.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2022

She disarms me with this bit of truth.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

The justice minister praised the "brave people who disarmed the attacker", referring to a group of people who can be seen intervening in a video of the incident circulated online.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 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

It even looks like if anyone fired Pretti’s gun, it was a federal agent who had disarmed him and accidentally shot it into the pavement.

From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2026

Any skeptic would find themselves disarmed by her soft smile and twinkling voice, and her tendency to address everyone as “angel.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025

“Pageant stuff,” Adina said, forcing herself to sound extrachipper and borderline stupid, the tone that disarmed people, made them think you weren’t a threat.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

She was a disarming contradiction: manufactured and utterly sincere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

A man who was hailed a hero for disarming one of the Bondi Beach shooters in December has had assault charges against him dropped by police.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Fruit seller Ahmed al Ahmed was hailed as a hero after footage showed him disarming a gunman during the December 14 attack, which killed 15 people at a Jewish festival.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

“It can keep fighting Hezbollah and erode its capabilities, but disarming is part of a much bigger process.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Tyrion turned to Young Griff and gave the lad his most disarming smile.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin