neutralized

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Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias 'Nino Guerrero,' was "neutralized" in southeastern Bolivar state, Venezuela's Ministry of Communications said in a statement Friday.

From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026

Officials had warned that when the neutralized chemical is transferred into sealed trucks for transport and disposal, people might smell a “fruity or plastic-like odor.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 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

“Euphemistic speech is the highest form of thinking, human intelligence, an elegant, ‘veiled,’ neutralized, softened figurative expression of reality,” Xilola Inomovna Ismailova, an English teacher at Kokand State University, wrote last year.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

We had neutralized the worst warders and befriended the more reasonable ones, though the authorities realized this and rotated warders every few months.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela