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But cuteness adds a touch of whimsical absurdity that further defangs the power hungry.
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Yii-Jan Lin, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
Antihistamines work by defanging histamine, the main chemical responsible for the miserable milieu of allergy symptoms.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 Apr. 2025
The thought was that to meet something with a laugh was the same thing as defanging it, a fearful humor inflated with American self-importance.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Rust also highlighted recent work by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that remains in jeopardy or has been stopped altogether as the Trump administration defangs the agency.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
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Yii-Jan Lin, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
Antihistamines work by defanging histamine, the main chemical responsible for the miserable milieu of allergy symptoms.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 Apr. 2025
The thought was that to meet something with a laugh was the same thing as defanging it, a fearful humor inflated with American self-importance.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Rust also highlighted recent work by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that remains in jeopardy or has been stopped altogether as the Trump administration defangs the agency.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Defang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defang. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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