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

Leavitt said the Secret Service successfully neutralized the suspect and cleared the president, first lady and vice president from the room within minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Before a meeting with Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, Trump said Iran’s military has been largely neutralized since Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

When it came to Nergal, the desert hybrid had neutralized the effects of the original flower I'd brought back from the Sea of Tiamat, as Ishtar had suspected would happen.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda