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Whether those assurances will be enough to defuse the protests remains uncertain.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Leo’s aides are trying hard to mediate between Washington and Havana, urging both sides to defuse their tensions and the U.S. not to use force, as Trump has threatened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

US President Donald Trump frequently refers to Munir as his "favourite field marshal", after a rapport built during US efforts to defuse a short but intense armed conflict between Pakistan and rival India last year.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

Ritchson, according to the source, attempted to defuse the situation after Taylor allegedly dared him to get physical.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026

I’m happy to let her make the necessary introductions and defuse the situation.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

He defuses them, crushing the cans and dragging them into the driveway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025

Although he is praised by his colleagues, Bagshaw has become a much reviled figure among protesters, who say he is an officer who escalates rather than defuses tense situations.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2022

"He has got to make a clean breast. I usually find that if you make your apologies, it defuses the issue. Can't have it hanging on," said the lawmaker.

From Reuters ● Jan. 12, 2022

Reporting their results this Wednesday in The Proceedings of the Royal Society A, the team concludes that water both makes and defuses these doughy volcanic bombs.

From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2021

And although there couldn’t be a more neutral statement, it defuses any insectious worries I might have given her.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Murray defused the situation adeptly, declaring: "Playing at a Wimbledon final is tough and I certainly wouldn't want to be Prime Minister, it's a tough job."

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

She declined to answer questions on whether tensions had been defused with Washington.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026

The summit will offer Brussels the chance to turn the page after a bruising transatlantic crisis over Greenland -- now seemingly defused.

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

Traders will weigh whether the risk in Iran is “genuinely defused or simply resting,” because calm in the Persian Gulf has a “habit of braking without warning,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026

Seven’s dad wasn’t expecting it but defused the fire with his own stream of calming magic.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Instead of defusing the situation or pivoting to a new subject, Kimmel leaned in on Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam was more cautious, saying Lebanon remained "far" from diplomatic normalisation with Israel and that the talks were focused on "defusing tension".

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025

But O’Donnell likens the dynamics of the cast at that time to a dysfunctional sisterhood, adding that Morgan defusing the situation with Bensimon felt like someone trying to comfort a sibling.

From Salon ● May 20, 2025

A pensions timebomb is ticking on the Isle of Man and the self-governing island off the UK's west coast came very close to defusing it last week.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025

“Everyone has their own reasons for the choices they make,” Patria said, defusing the charged atmosphere, “and we have to respect that.”

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez