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neuter

[noo-ter, nyoo-] / ˈnu tər, ˈnju- /


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Others also neuter stray cats and dogs to stop their populations from growing.

From BBC Apr. 25, 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

The solutions ranged from helping owners keep their pets to better customer service for potential adopters to letting adopters take dogs home before returning for spay or neuter operations.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2024

“Thank you for your call. Please spay or neuter your pets.”

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2023

The work of the hive is done by the neuters.

From Under the Maples by John Burroughs

"He was neutered so he had an owner at some time," she added, "but in the six months he's been around he looks so much healthier."

From BBC Aug. 9, 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

She also opposes public funds being given to business owners rather than low-income families who want their cats spayed or neutered.

From Barron's Feb. 10, 2026

To my knowledge, no other cat or dog in Coalwood had ever been neutered before.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

In the areas chosen for the eventual translocation of wildcat populations there will be additional microchipping, neutering and vaccination of pet and feral cats to reduce interbreeding.

From BBC Sep. 22, 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

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

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

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

From Salon Mar. 19, 2024




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