neutralize
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There is one variable that no amount of advance planning can fully neutralize: jet lag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The findings also shed light on how certain antibodies may neutralize viruses by disrupting the structures they use to infect cells, offering useful clues for designing better vaccines.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Fishman notes that once a chokepoint has been weaponized, vulnerable nations will go to great lengths to neutralize it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Intelectin-2 can also neutralize or eliminate pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae, which are often difficult to treat with antibiotics.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
As a gay activist once put it, “Only by fully embracing the stigma itself can one neutralize the sting and make it laughable.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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