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Recent Examples of neutralization
But Ukraine need not destroy every element of the Russian military to achieve strategic neutralization—stripping away the enemy of its ability to achieve its objectives.
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Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
And Value Chains: Companies reducing costs and emissions can gain market share, providing financial support for carbon neutralization.
—Morten Johansen, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The very resources that had not been brought to bear on Hamas, thus enabling the disaster of October 7, achieved the neutralization of Hezbollah within weeks.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Similar to what refined oils go through, the tallow may need neutralization — a chemical refining process usually involving an alkaline solution that’s basically baking powder, which separates free fatty acids from the tallow.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
And Value Chains: Companies reducing costs and emissions can gain market share, providing financial support for carbon neutralization.
—Morten Johansen, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The very resources that had not been brought to bear on Hamas, thus enabling the disaster of October 7, achieved the neutralization of Hezbollah within weeks.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Similar to what refined oils go through, the tallow may need neutralization — a chemical refining process usually involving an alkaline solution that’s basically baking powder, which separates free fatty acids from the tallow.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutralization
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The result has long been the virtual nullification of the Constitution’s commerce clause, which limits states from erecting trade barriers against each other.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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In a split decision, the appeals panel upheld his nullification of leases to Brentwood and Safety Park Corp. but reversed his ruling on UCLA, which was based on a different law.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Supreme Court’s invalidation of most Trump tariffs and the bellicosity of his response, which included the immediate imposition of new 10% tariffs across the board and the threat to increase them to 15%, have done nothing to settle investors’ nerves.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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As the researchers expected, validation was associated with reductions in negative emotional intensity, while invalidation reliably escalated distress.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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The publication finalizes the legal annulment of concessions for the Balboa and Cristobal terminals near the Panama Canal, which Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of CK Hutchison, had operated for nearly three decades.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026
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In the movie, moments after the annulment is announced—on TV while father and sons are in a bar—gunshots are heard.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Violating the policy could lead to the revocation of their press passes by the Pentagon.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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If such a case occurs, penalties from the Florida Board of Nursing could range from reprimands, fines or probation to suspension or revocation of the license, according to a state statute.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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In the back of his script binder, Doug Gross carried the will of Elihu Embree, the newspaper editor and slave owner who wrote what is believed to be the nation’s first publication solely dedicated to abolition.—
Emily Cochrane,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The house’s illness comes from its abolition of imagination.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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In the event of cancellation, Sponsor will award the Prize in a drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to cancellation.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Those cancellations—including in key hubs such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Doha—have stranded hundreds of thousands of travelers in the area.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Neutralization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neutralization. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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