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Cleveland attacked the Lakers with size and physicality, neutralizing Anthony Davis and James at the basket.

LSU initially had little trouble moving the ball against USC’s revamped defense, as Garrett Nussmeier got rid of the ball quickly, neutralizing USC’s pass rush with a barrage of short and intermediate passes.

In response, the U.S., the U.K. and the European Union have deployed warships to the Red Sea with the aim of neutralizing the Houthi threat.

In searching for a counterargument to the new right’s religious fundamentalism, Democrats sought to strike a balance: Recognize that many embrace religion, while neutralizing the potential risk of it to fracture their coalition.

Comparing our August and March polling, Harris is neutralizing important issues on which Trump enjoyed big advantages over Biden.