demine
Americanverb (used with object)
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European countries touted their ability to demine the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Western nations have the means to demine the Strait of Hormuz should it be necessary, but such an operation would be long and complicated.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
Even before the flooding, Trabelsi said the “efforts and the capacity” to detect and demine areas were limited.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
"It would take years to demine this particular field by hand and to guarantee that there are no mines here."
From Reuters ● May 2, 2023
We are very grateful to President Emmanuel Macron of France, who pledged to help demine the Sinjar region.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2018
They have been demined since, "but rumour has it it's still not safe," the 15-year-old said.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
There’s no way to get in until the area is safe and secured–a lot of these areas haven’t even been demined yet.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 30, 2023
Zaiets eschewed official warnings and demined this patch of land himself, determined not to lose the year’s harvest.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2023
The second cemetery was not demined and 74-year-old Lidiia Osypenko said: "We will go only after the deminers. We will not go without them. It is dangerous to go just like this."
From Reuters ● Apr. 12, 2023
Eritrea's agriculture over the last two years was severely weakened by war and drought, and many farmlands must wait to be demined.
From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
But the Hormuz uptick “remains fragile,” Kpler noted, as “many vessels continue using Iranian and dark routes while demining remains incomplete.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Iran would commit to demining the Strait within 30 days so traffic can be unrestricted and untolled, though the U.S. would expect more commercial ships to flow through the Strait’s southern lane immediately.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
It added this included "the use of our software for military support, demining, investigation into war crimes and provision of pupils with safe access to schools".
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Then employ a major demining operation to clear the way for a far larger number of ships to use a broader part of the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
They also agree to cooperate on demining efforts and combatting cybercrime.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
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