deactivate
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In an interview, Fishback said he isn’t antisemitic and that he believes the university’s move to deactivate the chapter violates students’ free-speech rights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Nearly 50 cities nationwide have opted to deactivate their scanners or cancel contracts with Flock, mostly in recent months, according to the website DeFlock.me, which has set out to map locations of the company’s cameras.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
Earlier work from his group showed that when resveratrol and copper are combined, they generate oxygen radicals that deactivate or destroy cfChPs.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 10, 2025
Australia's ban - touted as a world-first - will mean Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X and YouTube must take "reasonable steps" to prevent those under 16 years from creating accounts and deactivate existing ones.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
If Daito failed to deactivate the Beta Capsule and return to human form before his three minutes were up, his avatar would die.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Meta deactivates accounts that it suspects are underage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The researchers used optogenetics, a technique that activates or deactivates genes using light.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026
Similar to the way that HR deactivates an employee's logins when they leave, there needs to be a process for shutting down AI agents that have finished their work, he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
It deactivates accounts that could pose a risk to its hosts.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
The activation of a shielding model also deactivates the protection structure of a person or at least some section of it.
From The Brain, A Decoded Enigma by Dorin Teodor Moisa
When the gene was deactivated in older worker bees, the insects began caring for the queen again.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
A gig drivers organization filed a lawsuit against Uber, alleging the company violated their rights by not providing a sufficient appeals process for deactivated accounts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
Although nearly five million accounts have been deactivated, tech-savvy teens have found ways around the age requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
It had sailed some considerable distance by the time the fire was reported and it is assumed the crew deactivated its automatic identification system.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
But, just like Officer Salzburg, she’d reached her Glitching limit and been deactivated.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
She made her Instagram comeback after seemingly deactivating her personal account earlier this month, when allegations against her husband became public.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
Tech companies said they would comply with the ban, and some began deactivating accounts before the law came into effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has already started deactivating accounts based on information such as the age given when they were created.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
Pretty Little Thing faced a backlash when it started deactivating accounts it said had high rates of return last year.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
“In fact, I’m surprised they’ve kept it going so long. The Capitol will adjust by deactivating specific pods and then manually triggering them when their targets come in range.”
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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