defuse
Example Sentences
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She has tightened drug enforcement along the border, expelled imprisoned cartel bosses wanted by the U.S. and imposed 50% tariffs on Chinese-made vehicles and other goods, defusing U.S. threats of harsher tariffs.
Meanwhile, China began to defuse the "Three Brotherhood Alliance" -- peeling away two of its factions based along its border with truces.
From Barron's
That’s because no other play has the same dual impact—defusing an opponent’s drive while igniting one of their own.
This hint of retreat from the earlier crackdown shows that even Gnassingbé's nimble international networking cannot defuse the underlying political discontent at home.
From BBC
Two potentially damaging stories have been defused, for now.
From BBC
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