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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 move shows a change in tact by Casto, who has previously criticized the role of the military in previous administrations and pledged to "demilitarize citizen security" during her presidential campaign.

From Reuters Apr. 3, 2023

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

From Scientific American Sep. 28, 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

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

Israel has also pointed to what it says are “daily” violations along the demilitarized frontier by Syria.

From BBC Nov. 13, 2024

Vance zipped in afterward with a completely made-up plan about a "demilitarized zone" and a "guarantee of neutrality."

From Salon Sep. 17, 2024

On the morning of March 7, thirty thousand German troops had rolled into the demilitarized Rhineland, in open defiance of both the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact to which Germany was a signatory.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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

About demilitarizing the police as an “occupying force” in the community; reimagining police as “guardians,” not “warriors”; expunging “anti-Blackness” out of police practices; and changing interactions between Black youth and the police.

From Washington Post Jul. 23, 2021




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