neutralize
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He added the agreement allows Israel freedom of action to neutralize what it deems as immediate or even emerging threats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Among all the varieties tested, kombuchas prepared from green tea and oolong tea demonstrated the strongest antioxidant activity and the greatest capacity to neutralize free radicals.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Frontier made its first advanced market commitment in 2022, providing startups cash to build technologies that eventually would generate carbon credits, in turn allowing companies to neutralize their emissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
On-screen footage shows UFC fighter Michael Chandler explaining to an FBI agent how to neutralize an armed assailant with hand-to-hand combat.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
As a gay activist once put it, “Only by fully embracing the stigma itself can one neutralize the sting and make it laughable.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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But building alternatives neutralizes the strait as a weapon, said Robin Mills, chief executive of Dubai-based consulting firm Qamar Energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
That it’s a woman who ultimately neutralizes Homelander shielding is a kind of poetic justice.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
Here, gut cells release the alkaline bicarbonate that neutralizes the stomach acid, and it is here that nutrients are absorbed.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024
Rehydrating the body using alkaline salt neutralizes the acid from alcohol and dehydration; however, this product would benefit from a better balance of all electrolytes, not just high amounts of sodium.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2024
"A treat for your feet. Made from all natural ingredients, it neutralizes odor-causing fungi and bacteria. Plus, you'll like the tingle."
From "Holes" by Louis Sachar
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What are rising mortgage rates and utility bills when you’ve been neutralized by some bioweapon engineered by a collective of scheming AI agents, recursively self-improving their way to planetary domination?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The mixtures completely neutralized the lethal effects of rattlesnake venom and also provided broad protection against venom from multiple viper species, including species separated by millions of years of evolution.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
As the World Cup hits the halfway mark, more than 1,000 drones have been detected near stadiums and over 300 of them neutralized by authorities, the White House's tournament czar said Monday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
A contracted hazardous materials hauler already removed a portion of the neutralized MMA chemical off site on May 29, health officials said, and wastewater is being analyzed for proper disposal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
When it came to Nergal, the desert hybrid had neutralized the effects of the original flower I'd brought back from the Sea of Tiamat, as Ishtar had suspected would happen.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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Broadly neutralizing antibodies and leronlimab, meanwhile, are each being evaluated separately in clinical trials.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
The UN Security Council last year gave its approval to a new international Gang Suppression Force tasked with neutralizing the groups.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
To the Knicks, neutralizing Wembanyama comes down to one thing: not caring which of their shooters ends up with the ball in his hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
But conditions worsened Friday when they discovered they could not offload a neutralizing agent in the failing tank because the valves had broken and were gummed up.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
He saw that they must be offset by some type of neutralizing particles, which he called neutrons.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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