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demilitarize

[dee-mil-i-tuh-rahyz] / diˈmɪl ɪ təˌraɪz /
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deactivate
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“President Trump and his team think they can get Hamas to disarm and demilitarize Gaza,” he said in a video.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

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

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

They are manufactured exclusively by the Lockheed Martin and RTX Corp. for the U.S. military and cannot be legally possessed or sold to the public unless demilitarized.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 29, 2026

Other promises include recognizing the sovereignty of Ukraine and keeping troops out of a demilitarized part of the Donbas.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 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

For all the dirt thrown at it, the core idea of demilitarizing the response to many 911 calls has tremendous merit.

From Seattle Times Jul. 29, 2023

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

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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