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Police have said another teacher - who has not been named - attempted to disarm the gunman by throwing her mobile phone.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told AFP in an exclusive interview he wants to reach a security agreement with Israel once it withdraws from the south, and is determined to disarm Hezbollah without resorting to confrontation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Under the Lebanon-Israel framework, Hezbollah is expected to disarm, Israeli forces to withdraw gradually from southern Lebanon and the Lebanese army to deploy across the area.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

But when you disarm them you begin to offend them.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

He also disarms skeptics with self-deprecation: “I am a dirty, rotten sinner,” he often says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

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

She disarms me with this bit of truth.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

German police recently disarmed an explosive-laden drone discovered near a Ukrainian cargo plane at an airport in eastern Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 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

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

Lloyd George also wanted Germany disarmed, but he was more cautious than Clemenceau.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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

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

He responded at once by presenting himself at her home with all his disarming naïveté.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin