demobilize

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The oilfield-services company, formerly known as Schlumberger, had to demobilize operations in a number of countries in response to customer actions to safeguard personnel and facilities, Le Peuch said Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

More men are avoiding military service, while calls to demobilize exhausted frontline soldiers have grown.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2024

He’s also negotiating with the most powerful of Colombia’s armed groups – from leftist guerrillas to smaller trafficking mafias – in an effort to get them to demobilize simultaneously.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Petro has pushed for what he calls a “total peace” that would demobilize all of the country’s remaining rebel groups as well as its drug trafficking gangs.

From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023

The treaty was signed three days ago at Bucharest; and the decree for our army to demobilize was issued yesterday.

From Arms and the Man by Shaw, Bernard