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Then then conservative-leaning Supreme Court defanged the Voting Rights Act, which has created a sprint in the South that could wipe out almost a third of the Congressional Black Caucus, which is overwhelmingly Democratic.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Vaccines present either defanged pathogens or distinctive fragments of them to specialized immune cells—namely, T cells and antibody-producing B cells—that can then learn to identify those microbial enemies.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
In one scene from the sequel, Miranda struggles to hang up her own coat in a bit of hapless slapstick that serves to defang the dragon lady.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Going there, briefly and on purpose, often defangs it.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 8 May 2026
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 16 May 2026
Vaccines present either defanged pathogens or distinctive fragments of them to specialized immune cells—namely, T cells and antibody-producing B cells—that can then learn to identify those microbial enemies.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
In one scene from the sequel, Miranda struggles to hang up her own coat in a bit of hapless slapstick that serves to defang the dragon lady.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Going there, briefly and on purpose, often defangs it.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 8 May 2026
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“Defang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defang. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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