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Many Iranians, both inside of Iran and in the international diaspora, adamantly support the efforts of the United States and Israel to defang the Iranian regime and topple its murderous leadership.
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Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026
While much of the original plan has been defanged over the decades, there’s still a lot of the original pieces that are now historical in nature.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Saturday’s next step in a season that’s been all claws and teeth for the Kings is to tangle with an opponent that has been defanged year over year.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Tulane’s other big contingent, activist investors, have been a bit defanged by AI, which is messing with companies’ strategies and their ability to credibly critique them.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2026
While much of the original plan has been defanged over the decades, there’s still a lot of the original pieces that are now historical in nature.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Saturday’s next step in a season that’s been all claws and teeth for the Kings is to tangle with an opponent that has been defanged year over year.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Tulane’s other big contingent, activist investors, have been a bit defanged by AI, which is messing with companies’ strategies and their ability to credibly critique them.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Defang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defang. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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