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spaying

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present participle of spay

as in neutering

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If fully enacted, the cuts would amount to as much as 30% of PTS’s budget, and strip almost all operational funding from TaiwanPlus, thereby neutering the broadcaster.

— Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
And rather than trying to be, in my view, kind of smart about how to build up a Lebanese government for the purpose of disarming and neutering Hezbollah, which is definitely in Israel’s interest, Israel has been engaged in this bombardment of Lebanon.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 June 2026

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Where the case goes from here The next phase of the litigation is whether Reyes grants a preliminary injunction to block the administration from taking further golf course-altering moves.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Cut down the game-altering penalties Miami committed six first-half penalties against Florida State.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

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