neutralized

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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

But here’s the jujitsu move: McElroy then neutralized O’Connor’s order to enforce the subpoena by nullifying the subpoena itself, because the DOJ had failed to identify any possible law-breaking by the hospital.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Ayton’s backup Jaxson Hayes was also neutralized in Saturday’s blowout, not returning to the game after just eight minutes and 30 seconds of mostly ineffective play.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Asymmetric warfare may be neutralized, until something else comes along.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

There was also the problem of what neutralized the negative charges of the phosphate groups of the DNA backbone.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson