weaponize

At the very least, the ad is a slimy attempt to weaponize a family dispute.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

On Thursday, France's minister delegate for international trade, Nicolas Forissier, told AFP that countries have found common ground "on the fact that it's not acceptable to weaponize food and agriculture" in conflicts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

He also addressed the accusations of antisemitism, writing that "one of the most effective ways to enforce silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism".

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

As finance and supply chains have globalized, potential economic chokepoints have multiplied, as have efforts to weaponize them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

They did not argue that Instagram or YouTube should be liable for what users posted, but rather that the platforms themselves, which weaponize infinite scroll, autoplay, and addictive feeds, are dangerous products.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026

When I pressed him on how the anniversary had been weaponized against him, he finally became more forceful.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

It also has been criticized for sometimes being weaponized by opponents of a project, including housing developments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

AI agents can churn out code with security flaws or be weaponized by bad actors to hack into computer systems.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026

The problem is that Mbappé’s self-confidence—sometimes interpreted as arrogance—has since been weaponized against him by fans who joke that he becomes the dictator of whichever squad he happens to be on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

Indeed, they felt it their duty to disabuse me of my weaponized history.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

On the one hand, they are weaponizing your acts of kindness, like driving Daniel to medical appointments, as acts of control and perhaps attempts to infantilize him.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Walsh treats well-documented, widely accessible historical facts as if they were buried state secrets, weaponizing the baseline historical illiteracy of his audience to construct a narrative of deception.

From Salon ● May 20, 2026

Until now, the country has largely refrained from weaponizing its financial sector against its neighbor across the Persian Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

“The volume, coordination, and repetition signal a deliberate strategy to nationalize a local race by weaponizing bigotry as a turnout engine,” the group’s report says.

From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2025

Later in the interview, Trotter asked Clark if she’s bothered by the fact that some people might be weaponizing her name in such a manner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2024