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Others installed products like the Autostop Eliminator, which at $99.99 for some car models will disable stop-start without drivers having to lift a finger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Locking a phone will disable wired connections to computers and accessories that are used to take control of devices that have been seized by police or stolen by spies.

From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2022

The electric car company says in government documents that the new recall will disable “Boombox” if owners are using a feature that lets them “summon” the vehicles at low speeds.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2022

The agency says the problem will be repaired with an over-the-air software update that will disable “Boombox,” in drive, reverse or neutral.

From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2022

It disabled her, as the wild thrust of an unskilled fencer will disable a master of the rapier.

From The Man with Two Left Feet And Other Stories by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)