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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

After months of marathon talks, Hamas has, for the first time, accepted a framework of the Board of Peace's plan to completely disarm in Gaza.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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

In the Colony of Virginia, as in Massachusetts, the Governor sent out forces to seize Patriot gunpowder, and so disarm revolution.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

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

Whether soaring through the sky or sharing a playful moment with his human bestie Hiccup, Toothless, the dark-hued dragon with a friendly face and an injured tail, disarms you with his endearing nature.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2025

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

She disarms me with this bit of truth.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

In that process, the Irish Republican Army and its allies disarmed more than seven years after the 1998 signing of the Good Friday Agreement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

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

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

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

So now having tried to put it down I have disarmed myself in the process.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

It’s a sunny afternoon in the Mexican capital, and the disarming sweetness with which he expresses his thoughts mirrors the band’s vulnerable soundscapes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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

But the music journalist persisted, disarming the musician by presenting him with some guitar picks that had belonged to Cliff Gallup, one of Beck’s early rockabilly heroes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

"May I at least know your name, then? One does not often meet a man with so disarming a manner."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood