disable
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In June the Commerce Department imposed worldwide export restrictions on Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, which in effect forced the company to disable them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
It is now proposing new powers that would allow it to force telecoms companies to hand over information or modify or disable services in connection with specific threats or incidents.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
It uses thiostrepton, a naturally occurring antibiotic, to disable PRX3.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Young people would also have the option to choose to view a non-algorithmic social media feed that isn’t personalized and disable autoplay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
He could disable the lockdown system himself—when he found it.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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The FIA system automatically disables overtake mode when there is a red flag.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Some regularly put their cars in sport mode, which in some models disables the engine from shutting off when the car is idle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
A "dark" vessel -- usually a tanker or cargo carrier -- deliberately disables or manipulates transponders in a bid to go undetected by public tracking systems like Kpler's MarineTraffic.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
But if a student disables Opal to use a banned app, school officials are notified on an office dashboard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
Hemophilia is caused by a single mutation that disables a protein in the clotting of blood.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Crucially, at the same time, the system that had allowed the paper to receive donations from readers was disabled.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
"There are other disabled residents here, disabled children, elderly residents and lots of families. I'm very concerned."
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
One speaker during Tuesday’s meeting, a disabled resident of Park La Brea, said her DWP bill went from about $150 to $900 for a two-bedroom apartment she shares with her mother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
When scientists disabled this protein in laboratory experiments, cells began consuming more fuel, including fats and carbohydrates.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
My dad pulled me aside as I filed past the Council, whose older or disabled members had lined up to see us off.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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But would disabling Mitch have a similar effect in human cells?
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Zhang uses a Little Genius smartwatch to check her daughter’s location and call her, while disabling games and other apps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
“When people have access to medical care through insurance, they tend to undertake activities that can help longevity, like better preventive care, better management of chronic and disabling conditions,” Cohen said.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Now, after disabling about 30 of the devices near his home in the Minneapolis area, he told AFP: "I'm not really as scared anymore."
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
In Kearney, Nebraska, citizens were instructed on disabling incendiary bombs with garden hoses.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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