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Plus, Walters had defanged chance by acquiring something close to sports omniscience.
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Dan Piepenbring, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
And as humans have defeated or at least defanged so many outside causes of death, the power of our inheritance comes through even more.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 30 Jan. 2026
Right-of-center nonprofit experts previously told the Washington Examiner that the organizational change could functionally be a simple rebrand, allowing Arabella to shed the toxic branding and defang GOP legal attacks given its new name and structure.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Where to watch The Terminator: Netflix Filmed before self-awareness defanged much of '50s sci-fi genre, Them!
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026
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Dan Piepenbring, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
And as humans have defeated or at least defanged so many outside causes of death, the power of our inheritance comes through even more.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 30 Jan. 2026
Right-of-center nonprofit experts previously told the Washington Examiner that the organizational change could functionally be a simple rebrand, allowing Arabella to shed the toxic branding and defang GOP legal attacks given its new name and structure.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Where to watch The Terminator: Netflix Filmed before self-awareness defanged much of '50s sci-fi genre, Them!
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Defang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defang. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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