neutralize

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Air defense is meant to buy time for offensive operations that neutralize enemy launch capabilities, said Colby Badhwar, a Canadian security analyst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Increasing merger activity should also be expected as incumbents seek to neutralize emerging competitors.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Researchers may also be able to design therapies that block or neutralize these circulating extracellular vesicles, reducing their damaging effects on the heart.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

The new terms neutralize one of Paramount’s primary criticisms: that the stock portion of the Netflix offer makes its bid inferior.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Thus, under physiological conditions, there would always be positively charged ions like sodium or magnesium lying nearby to neutralize the negatively charged phosphate groups.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson