Arrive
Defuse
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Both words in one sentence
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In Lethal Weapon 3, Riggs insists on trying to defuse a bomb rather than waiting for the bomb squad to arrive.
Source: Wire Dilemma -
Commander Sinclair and Chief Garibaldi arrive to try and defuse the situation, but Garibaldi realizes anything they say will only make them angrier, and has G'Kar either back down and they'll call it a misunderstanding, or his forces will take him by force.
Source: Rabble Rouser -
There are several ways to spoil his plan: either kill Boris before the SWAT arrive, or defuse the bomb in the holds and then kill him, or steal the dead man's switch from his body (quickly, before the ship explodes) and hop in the extraction chopper yourself!
Source: Video Game / Hitman: Contracts
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