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demilitarize

[dee-mil-i-tuh-rahyz] / diˈmɪl ɪ təˌraɪz /
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deactivate
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Morgenthau’s plan to demilitarize and deindustrialize Germany was seized upon by the failing Nazi regime as a propaganda tool, and the Truman administration ultimately rejected it.

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026

Lebanese officials say they are on pace to demilitarize southern Lebanon as part of the agreement that halted hostility between Israel and Hezbollah in late 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025

The question is, how can antagonistic nations demilitarize safely, without raising the risk of preemptive attacks?

From Scientific American ● Sep. 28, 2022

Ukraine's top priority was to demilitarize the plant and the surrounding area, which has seen increased shelling in recent weeks, to avoid a nuclear accident, he said.

From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2022

Kyiv is seeking international assistance to try and demilitarize the area.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022

Why did you set the story in the demilitarized zone?

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026

Russia was likely to object to provisions including a demilitarized zone in the Donetsk area, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025

That region would reportedly become a demilitarized zone under the plan.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025

Now, they see Israeli forces routinely moving around their own village, parts of which jut into the demilitarized zone.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2024

In 1936, Hitler violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles by sending troops into the demilitarized German Rhineland.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

He said they should always be "persevering in good even when evil is done to us, breaking the spiral of vengeance, disarming violence, demilitarizing the heart".

From Reuters ● Nov. 5, 2022

Mr. Grossi said he planned to contact both sides soon to propose concrete steps to begin demilitarizing the area.

From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2022

With Russia giving up its territorial claims in exchange for assurances about demilitarizing the long border between the two countries, their leaders signed a Treaty of Friendship and Alliance in February 1950.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2022

Touting various endorsements, it says González, who was raised by migrant farmworkers in Central Washington, will push for affordable housing, mental health and addiction services, worker protections and demilitarizing the police.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2021

Helen Zia, a Chinese American activist and author, recognized the need to be mindful of the ongoing discussions around demilitarizing the police and reining in abusive tactics.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2021


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