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

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.

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

He said troops were "investigating.. and neutralizing" tunnels found in the area.

And sure enough, before the next year’s election, a series of scandal-mongers required neutralizing to insulate Trump from political damage.