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neuter

[noo-ter, nyoo-] / ˈnu tər, ˈnju- /


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As they exited the modeling industry, they pivoted into animal activism and volunteering for rescue groups and trap, neuter and return programs for cats.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

She added: "Even for a working family that is doing okay, to neuter, chip and vaccinate a cat you're looking at over £200. That's not something to be taken lightly."

From BBC Mar. 1, 2026

His legislation would also provide free vaccinations and spay or neuter services to the felines.

From Barron's Feb. 10, 2026

To admit facts but strip them of consequence is to neuter the Fourth Amendment’s reasonableness standard.

From Slate Apr. 15, 2025

“Thank you for your call. Please spay or neuter your pets.”

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

The 5th Circuit’s ruling neuters a law that Congress enacted in 2020 to impose nationwide standards on the horse racing industry after the existing state-by-state patchwork failed to prevent equine fatalities and corruption scandals.

From Slate Jun. 12, 2026

As a key oil producer, Saudi Arabia is relied upon to surge output and stabilize markets during crises, but any physical degradation of its export capacity neuters this critical fail-safe.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 2, 2026

The group feeds, spays and neuters cats, and places them into adoption.

From Seattle Times Nov. 28, 2023

Those feelings of rage, and how the bully behaves, neuters and neutralizes them.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2022

Some communities possess a special type of neuters, known as 'soldiers', from the duties that specially fall upon them, and from their powerful biting jaws.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

"When he first moved in he hadn't been chipped or neutered, so that's all taken care of," Dunkley said.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

“The IRS is neutered right now,” Granado-Gomez said.

From MarketWatch Apr. 6, 2026

Such clout also made Zhang a potential alternate power center to Xi, who has routinely neutered even latent threats to his dominance.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 8, 2026

She also opposes public funds being given to business owners rather than low-income families who want their cats spayed or neutered.

From Barron's Feb. 10, 2026

Not pure merchandise as formerly but livestock: bred, neutered.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

She is also an advocate for making spaying and neutering, which typically costs several hundred dollars, more affordable.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

These would include vet visits, mandatory spaying or neutering, and ensuring the cats have sufficient food, water and a safe place to sleep.

From Barron's Feb. 10, 2026

"Many owners say they cannot afford training or neutering," she says.

From BBC Oct. 7, 2025

Joint disorders and cancers are of particular interest because neutering removes male and female sex hormones that play key roles in important body processes such as closure of bone growth plates.

From Science Daily May 28, 2024

This past February, Dunn’s shelter held a clinic for spaying and neutering outdoor cats.

From Salon Mar. 19, 2024




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