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Recent Examples of nonlethal
At a minimum, Pyongyang will likely carry out nonlethal provocations—such as cyberattacks on government, defense, telecommunications, and financial institutions.
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Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2024
California executed another inmate under the Little Lindberg Law in 1961, the last for a nonlethal crime, and the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the death penalty 11 years later (though it was reinstated).
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Continued focus on proactive, nonlethal strategies to prevent conflict is essential.
—Rebecca Niemiec, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
Similarly, Taiwan’s pursuit of high-end military hardware such as submarines and fighter jets and upgraded military training focused on repelling Chinese invaders will do little to impede China’s creeping exercise of coercive control through law enforcement and other nonlethal tactics.
—Isaac Kardon, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2024
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Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2024
California executed another inmate under the Little Lindberg Law in 1961, the last for a nonlethal crime, and the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the death penalty 11 years later (though it was reinstated).
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Continued focus on proactive, nonlethal strategies to prevent conflict is essential.
—Rebecca Niemiec, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2024
Similarly, Taiwan’s pursuit of high-end military hardware such as submarines and fighter jets and upgraded military training focused on repelling Chinese invaders will do little to impede China’s creeping exercise of coercive control through law enforcement and other nonlethal tactics.
—Isaac Kardon, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonlethal
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The thick, fleshy leaves and colorful flowers of a Christmas cactus might be intriguing to cats but thankfully the plants are nontoxic to pets who may eat a little of them.Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2024
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Soy wax, coconut wax, and beeswax candles are some of the cleanest burning options out there, and candles scented with essential oils tend to be free of synthetic fragrances, so be sure to seek those nontoxic options out if that’s important to you or your recipient.Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
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Two passengers, ages 21 and 19, were also transported to a hospital for treatment of nonfatal injuries.Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
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The leading cause of fatalities for farmworkers is transportation accidents, and the leading causes of nonfatal injuries are equipment, falling and tripping, and overexertion.Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Advocates say there are ways around the issue by carefully sourcing nonpoisonous trees that are grown organically and not sprayed with fire retardant.Charles Passy, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2020
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This will give them a chance to exercise this innate behavior with a safe source of nonpoisonous plant life.David Shultz, Science | AAAS, 8 Aug. 2019
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The research team used Raman spectroscopy, a nondestructive method that preserves valuable samples, to study the bones, Shankland said.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Lightroom Classic has a big, ever-present Import button and media auto-detect that launches the nondestructive importer.PCMAG, PCMAG, 30 May 2024
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If the clog remains, use a biodegradable, noncorrosive pipe cleaner, or a household cleaner like hydrogen peroxide, to flush out the drain.Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2023
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They’re all made of stainless steel, so supremely hard, noncorrosive, incredible material.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2021
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The adjuvant in the University of Houston’s fentanyl vaccine is an enterotoxin, a chemical produced by the bacteria Escherichia coli and modified to be noninfectious.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
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But the immune system can be trained to make antibodies in response to an opioid like fentanyl through a vaccine that links bits of the drug to noninfectious bits of bacteria and uses substances called adjuvants.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
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The large nonvenomous constrictor captures its prey by ambushing it before coiling around it.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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The snake species is nonvenomous but does make a rattling sound when threatened.Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
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While a standard Whiskey Sour is a delightful experience, almost invariably mixed with bourbon and made smooth and unobjectionable with egg white, the Rattlesnake is that same framework but greener.Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2024
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It will be seen, however, from the letter of a correspondent that the word is not entirely unobjectionable, as it may be confounded with Science when it is spoken in the plural.Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Nonlethal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonlethal. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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