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Our reporters in Tel Aviv, Dubai and London bring you new details and passenger accounts of the fight to subdue the attacker and regain control of the plane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Their venom and bites evolved to subdue prey that is far smaller than a human.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Seven years later, President Thomas Jefferson sent the fleet—three frigates and a schooner—to subdue pirates disrupting shipping along North Africa’s Barbary Coast.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Assassination attempts can also warp how journalists cover a president’s opposition, and subdue how that opposition behaves.

From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2026

President Buchanan, utterly failing to understand his country’s deep divisions, tried to subdue public opinion by labeling slavery’s expansion “a matter of but little practical importance.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

We don’t yet know how MiniFlayer subdues its helper, or whether MindFlayer has evolved countermeasures.

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023

Nathan, a rich Jewish trader, is wooed by Salah ad-Din to shore up the city’s treasury after the sultan subdues the Christian crusaders, sparing one, played with amusing energy by Drew Kopas.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2022

One half of this cycle subdues tides, making the high tides lower and the low tides higher.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2021

A masterpiece of bromantic woes, the movie subdues toxic masculinity and makes a case for men’s often dismissed necessity for platonic companionship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2020

Her look surprises, dominates, subdues; the charm which lies concealed there appears not so much in the features as in the expression—her face is the mirror of a noble soul.

From 'Midst the Wild Carpathians by M?r J?kai

But "with businesses' energy costs likely to fall only slowly, we still think hiring will stay subdued," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

It also expects retail sales growth to slow to 0.3% as uncertain job prospects, slower income growth and subdued property prices weigh on consumption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Despite the strong trade performance, China continues to grapple with sluggish domestic demand, as a prolonged property downturn and subdued consumer spending weigh on the broader economic recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Reinsve, known for more outwardly dynamic roles in “The Worst Person in the World” and “Sentimental Value,” here conveys a subdued nuance as Lisbet struggles with understanding her place between her husband and her children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Matthias stood patiently waiting as subdued conversation went on all about him.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Sun Tzu, perhaps the most famous military strategist in human history, wrote in the fifth century B.C. that subduing an enemy without fighting was the height of military skill.

From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026

The Fremiels, relieved by the subduing of the Sunset fire, were hoping to return home for the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025

Gigantic or tiny, fearsome or cuddly, stealing from the rich or subduing gangsters, they scamper through the film with lolling-tongued delight and discernible personalities.

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024

That facts such as these weren’t obvious from the beginning only shows the power of myth in subduing skeptical thinking.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2023

There was no subduing Kali, as I well knew.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya