disable

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Others installed products like the Autostop Eliminator, which at $99.99 for some car models will disable stop-start without drivers having to lift a finger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

According to prosecutors, on Saturday evening four soldiers housed at Percy Hospital had begun playing a game known within the military that involves attempting to disarm a colleague and disable their weapon.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

"In one experiment, we use a neurotoxin to disable the sympathetic nervous system," Nigri says.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026

Parents who attended this week’s protest urged the company to do more to safeguard young people from predators and called for Snap to disable its AI chatbot.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

“You more than earned your keep with work, Nhamo,” the Afrikaner said, “even if you did disable half the farm crew.”

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer