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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

Tejon in 1854 mainly to monitor and subdue Native Americans, but before it closed, in 1864, it survived the fiercest recorded earthquake in California history, magnitude 7.9 on Jan. 9, 1857.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

The legions of the Roman Republic set out to subdue the Mediterranean world in the name of the city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Man’s subliminal urge to destroy what he could neither subdue nor deify.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023

Their engineering subdues torrential floods from heavy rains or snowmelt by slowing water.

From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2022

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

The "Ritter" is perfectly charming on these subjects; there is a vein of love through his metaphysics, and of metaphysics through his love, that elevates while it subdues.

From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Charles James Lever

Iraola must also find a way to make the subdued Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz look like the players Liverpool paid £241m for.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Harbaugh was understandably subdued, especially on the heels of a more encouraging performance in a preseason opener at Houston.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell, who joined LIV in 2022, told BBC Sport the mood among the players was "subdued".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The recent subdued action in crude belies a bigger problem brewing in refined products such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026

The others had still been subdued when we’d filmed the next day, but at least they’d all shown up, said their lines, and acted well.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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

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

He was the big presence the Lakers needed to be sure of subduing a team whose poor three-point shooting and overall ragged play didn’t match its enormous pride and championship pedigree.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2023

"School is a repressive institution, aimed at subduing the masses. Still and all, it's easier to send you than to have you underfoot. So off you go."

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville