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neuter

[noo-ter, nyoo-] / ˈnu tər, ˈnju- /


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The value of free spay and neuter vouchers for pets increased last year from $70 to $120 for cats but the budget allocated for them did not, so fewer vouchers were issued overall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

She added: "Even for a working family that is doing okay, to neuter, chip and vaccinate a cat you're looking at over £200. That's not something to be taken lightly."

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

His legislation would also provide free vaccinations and spay or neuter services to the felines.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

To admit facts but strip them of consequence is to neuter the Fourth Amendment’s reasonableness standard.

From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2025

Gender, a grammatical term for “kind,” describes the ways some languages categorize nouns and pronouns as masculine, feminine, or neuter.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

As a key oil producer, Saudi Arabia is relied upon to surge output and stabilize markets during crises, but any physical degradation of its export capacity neuters this critical fail-safe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

The group feeds, spays and neuters cats, and places them into adoption.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

It truly does set you free because it neuters the power of others’ narratives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

Those feelings of rage, and how the bully behaves, neuters and neutralizes them.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2022

There are three sets of neuters in each colony—major and minor workers and soldiers: also one wingless queen is found in each nest.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science by Various

During the COVID-19 lockdown, Blair said shelters closed their doors because the facilities were deemed nonessential, and as a result, many animals were not spayed and neutered and many were left on the street.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Spa has a reputation as one of the greatest race tracks on the planet, but this weekend's grand prix has confirmed fears that the new engines introduced this year have neutered much of its challenge.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

“The IRS is neutered right now,” Granado-Gomez said.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026

Such clout also made Zhang a potential alternate power center to Xi, who has routinely neutered even latent threats to his dominance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026

Rondell told us about a former foster mom’s crazy cat that never got neutered and always sat in their sixth-story window meowing at female cats that pranced by on the street below.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

These would include vet visits, mandatory spaying or neutering, and ensuring the cats have sufficient food, water and a safe place to sleep.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

Last spring, the Newsom administration was accused of neutering the regulations that CalRecycle had initially proposed to implement the law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026

Ms Connolly is also in support of better education, together with government-funded neutering.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

They specifically looked at the correlation between neutering or spaying a dog before 1 year of age and a dog's risk of developing certain cancers.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024

This past February, Dunn’s shelter held a clinic for spaying and neutering outdoor cats.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2024


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