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Technicians had zapped the insects, all males, with radiation in a nearby lab to make them sterile.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024

He said the experience had "zapped all enjoyment from what should have been the most special purchase of our lives together".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024

Nene had more area to work one-on-one, though plantar fasciitis and weary knees had zapped much of his explosiveness by season’s end.

From Washington Times • May 20, 2015

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had zapped back from launching the Tour de Yorkshire on Saturday, to take their places in the front row.

From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 2014

There was a beast hidden inside, and soon it might come out and make him look like the man Alec had zapped with the Transvice.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner