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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

The G.L.O.V.E. delivers a shock that is not as strong as that of a Taser, another device used by law enforcement to subdue suspects.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

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

From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2026

They walked three times around the lake, trying all the way to think of a simple spell that would subdue a dragon.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

In person, Huang subdues his ironic braggadocio with polite eye contact and rolling belly laughs at his own jokes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

It resorts to counsel instead of appealing to the sword, and subdues its enemies without endangering its friends.

From Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses by Joseph Cross

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

But industrial activity overall "remains subdued", said the economy ministry said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Chinese electric-vehicle makers recorded subdued September sales growth, pointing to slowing demand and sending shares lower in Hong Kong.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

He praised the pilot who was stabbed and passengers who fought off and subdued the attacker, saying they were "true heroes".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The company assembled in the restaurant car was a very subdued one.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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

Young was attempting to be “playful,” according to court records, but the other agent responded by disarming and physically subduing Young, who was ordered to surrender his gun and soon retired.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 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

Graceful and unhurried, as if unaware of the chaos around them, they set about subduing the panicking Smokies.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld