Example Sentences

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A chemical reaction can convert two polluting greenhouse gases into valuable building blocks for cleaner fuels and feedstocks, but the high temperature required for the reaction also deactivates the catalyst.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

Julian Crowley, a DoorDash spokesperson, denied that DoorDash deactivates the accounts of workers who take time off after being injured, calling this claim "incredibly loaded and frankly totally wrong."

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024

Over the summer, an activist group began a movement to put street cones on their bonnets, which deactivates the cars.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2023

An officer who prematurely deactivates their camera or fails to turn it on in the first place would be in violation of department policy, which requires the devices be on during most public encounters.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023

The activation of a shielding model also deactivates the protection structure of a person or at least some section of it.

From The Brain, A Decoded Enigma by Moisa, Dorin Teodor