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demilitarize

[dee-mil-i-tuh-rahyz] / diˈmɪl ɪ təˌraɪz /
VERB
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

It also would aim to demilitarize law enforcement, which has benefited from years of military surplus gear.

From Seattle Times Dec. 7, 2020

The Javelin recovered in this case was not demilitarized, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 29, 2026

That would likely resemble a previous 1974 nonaggression pact that established a demilitarized buffer zone between the two countries.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 10, 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

Other than that, we keep on our own sides of the demilitarized zone.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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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