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neuter

[noo-ter, nyoo-] / ˈnu tər, ˈnju- /


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Cat euthanasia rates at Los Angeles shelters have climbed this year, partially due to limited spay and neuter vouchers and the high cost of veterinary care, animal advocates say.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 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

Factum, the neuter past participle, means ‘that which has been done’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The 5th Circuit’s ruling neuters a law that Congress enacted in 2020 to impose nationwide standards on the horse racing industry after the existing state-by-state patchwork failed to prevent equine fatalities and corruption scandals.

From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2026

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

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

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

Maybe it’s steerish, a steer being a neutered bull.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

Not pure merchandise as formerly but livestock: bred, neutered.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

She is also an advocate for making spaying and neutering, which typically costs several hundred dollars, more affordable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

They called for more humane solutions like vaccination and neutering and warned that putting all strays in shelters would lead to problems like overcrowding and culling.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

The mere threat of that — of publicly and explicitly neutering the Senate — could be enough for the GOP caucus to get in line.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2024

Joint disorders and cancers are of particular interest because neutering removes male and female sex hormones that play key roles in important body processes such as closure of bone growth plates.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024


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