neutralizing

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But Iranian forces continue to operate mobile systems and launch retaliatory attacks, underscoring the regime’s resilience and the difficulty of neutralizing its long‑range capabilities completely.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Followers of the 200-day moving average could buy and sell easily — effectively neutralizing the strategy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Just to be sure, though, the soldiers cracked two raw chicken eggs on his head and smeared the contents over his body, a traditional method for neutralizing the supernatural.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Instead of trying to kill the bacteria with antibiotics, the strategy focuses on neutralizing the harmful substances the bacteria produce.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

And then, when nothing happened—as nothing would—he would apply the neutralizing compound to deactivate it so it didn’t just drip down the impervious metal and eat its way into the ground.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor