disarmed

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The justice minister praised the "brave people who disarmed the attacker", referring to a group of people who can be seen intervening in a video of the incident circulated online.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Wearing cowboy boots and a handlebar mustache, he had a Texas twang and a quiet, calm presence that disarmed suspects, eliciting confessions.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Previously we cited Ahmed al-Ahmed, the Muslim passerby who disarmed a terrorist for a time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

More than 800 fighters from those two groups have been disarmed since July, according to the UN peacekeeping mission MINUSCA.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

Lloyd George also wanted Germany disarmed, but he was more cautious than Clemenceau.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman