demilitarize
Example Sentences
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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
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.
The U.S. is proposing a demilitarized “free economic zone” in the area.
Russia was likely to object to provisions including a demilitarized zone in the Donetsk area, he said.
That would likely resemble a previous 1974 nonaggression pact that established a demilitarized buffer zone between the two countries.
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