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as in to demilitarize
to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of
the defeated nation was disarmed so that it would never again be a threat to international order
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as in to appease
to lessen the anger or agitation of
her future father-in-law was totally disarmed by her easy charm
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Recent Examples of disarm
As Murphy and Deputy David Green tried to disarm Piggott, both were shot, Murphy fatally.
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Hezbollah has criticized the deal and rejected calls to disarm.
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Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Historic opportunity but key is disarming Hezbollah, evil terrorists who have killed Americans.
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Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
In his sonnets, Shakespeare pairs was with glass, and warmed with disarmed.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
Hezbollah has criticized the deal and rejected calls to disarm.
—
Jon Gambrell,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Historic opportunity but key is disarming Hezbollah, evil terrorists who have killed Americans.
—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
In his sonnets, Shakespeare pairs was with glass, and warmed with disarmed.
—
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
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Even during the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union worked together on a wide range of issues, including a joint effort to spearhead the Antarctic Treaty, which has kept Antarctica demilitarized and facilitated scientific advancements at the Earth’s other pole.
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Under the 1979 treaty, the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula bordering southern Israel was largely demilitarized.
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But the rollercoaster ride for AI could get bumpier with the latest reporting on OpenAI looking for ways to appease the White House.
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Columbus isn’t going to just move a Norris Trophy winner to appease the player.
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Kevan Harris, an associate professor of sociology at UCLA who has studied the Iranian diaspora, said some of the ardently monarchist Iranians became disillusioned and demobilized when the war’s initial objective of regime change failed.
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The bet was that engaging with several forces at the same time would avoid power vacuums that are quickly filled when one group demobilizes.
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“Disarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarm. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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