deactivation
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deactivations
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I’m not sold on the V4’s cylinder deactivation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
China has drawn up new safety rules for the growing number of autonomous vehicles on its roads, including a mandatory deactivation override, the government said Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The team has applied for a patent for their invention as a way to minimize catalytic deactivation.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024
She said, “planning for deactivation is currently ongoing” for the prison that houses 605 inmates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
My fingers close around it at the same time I run my deactivation hack.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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Claims of sudden account deactivations are not new for the company; recently, DoorDash launched an in-app appeals process for workers who believe they've been unfairly deactivated.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2024
Ms. Franklin said the deactivations made China “now the third most common geographic source of foreign coordinated inauthentic behavior campaigns we’ve disrupted,” behind Russia and Iran.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Supervisors are supposed to ensure that an officer’s reports reflect what’s captured by their camera and look for potential red flags, including the use of canned language in reports and unexplained camera deactivations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
Twitter confirmed that it had seen a jump in account deactivations amid this week’s announcement of Mr. Musk’s takeover.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
The center has been planned since Durkan and the City Council approved a law in 2019 that prohibits unwarranted deactivations and provides drivers the right to contest deactivations with a neutral arbiter.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2021
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