neutralize
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This occurs when reactive molecules build up faster than the body's protective systems can neutralize them, potentially damaging cells and tissues over time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
"Airdropping personnel with parachute systems is impractical because, unfortunately, the enemy's assets can neutralize them very rapidly," said 24-year-old instructor Axel.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Strategic military resources go even further with advanced sensors, directed energy, electronic warfare, and kinetic interceptors to detect, track, and neutralize unmanned threats, whether a single drone or a swarm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 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
In the crucial years, the fact that the Party was not a hereditary body did a great deal to neutralize opposition.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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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
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
The alliance neutralizes the otherwise fierce competition between American and JetBlue in Boston and New York, the government argued in the brief this month.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
"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
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
Likewise, Epstein saw #MeToo as a problem to be neutralized because the success of any social movement in which women were treated as reliable narrators of their own exploitation would impede his own racket.”
From Salon ● May 23, 2026
Although mangolomera never weakens, it can be neutralized for short periods of time using the green vines from a sweet potato plant.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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For several weeks, the researchers administered three different therapies: neutralizing antibodies, standard antiretroviral therapy, and an experimental monoclonal antibody called leronlimab.
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
Nonetheless, officials wanted to inject a neutralizing agent into that second tank, so that if the primary failing tank explodes, it doesn’t cause an even greater blast by igniting the second tank.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
But Iranian forces continue to operate mobile systems and launch retaliatory attacks, underscoring the regime’s resilience and the difficulty of neutralizing its long‑range capabilities completely.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 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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