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cease-fire
prosecutor
utter
menace
recuperate
orphan
ceiling
grant

cease-fire

意味　[C] [軍] （一時的）停戦 (truce); 停戦命令, 射撃中止の合図.

Israel and Palestinians agree to cease-fire ending days of fighting and bloodshed
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-palestinians-agree-ceasefire-ending-days-fighting-bloodshed-rcna84300

Israel and Palestinians agree to cease-fire ending days of fighting and bloodshed

The cease-fire was mediated by Egypt and will start at 10 p.m. local time.

prosecutor

意味　[C] [法] 検察官, 検事 (public prosecutor)

How a rural Arkansas prosecutor advocated for her pedophile uncle
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arkansas-prosecutor-barry-walker-avoid-child-abuse-charges-rcna83390

How a rural Arkansas prosecutor advocated for her pedophile uncle

One of Barry Walker’s victims, now 22, blamed those close to Walker for not stopping him before he sexually abused more ...

utter

意味　[[名]の前で]完全な, まったくの, 徹底的な（否定的な意味の語や感情を表す語と主に用いる）

South Africa expresses ‘utter displeasure’ at U.S. accusations of arms shipment to Russia
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-south-africa-arms-shipment-us-ambassador-rcna84272

South Africa expresses 'utter displeasure' at U.S. accusations of arms shipment to Russia

U.S. Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety, on Thursday, accused South Africa of secretly loading weapons onto a sanctioned Russi...

商機に口出されたくはないわなー。南アフリカって国際的批判とか気にしなそうだしな。

menace

意味　(かたく) …をおびやかす, …に脅威を与える; …を脅す, 脅迫する (threaten)

Cyclone Mocha: People pack shelters as storm menaces refugee camp
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65581169

Cyclone Mocha: People pack shelters as storm menaces refugee camp

Half a million people are evacuated to safer areas in Bangladesh as the powerful storm nears.

発音は「 /ménəs/ 」このスペルからこうは読めない…「メネェィス」ぽくない？

recuperate

意味　〈人が〉＜病気· けがなどから＞回復する, 復調する＜from＞

Actor Jamie Foxx is out of the hospital and recuperating, his daughter says
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/jamie-foxx-hospital-weeks-daughter-says-rcna84213

Jamie Foxx is out of the hospital and recuperating, his daughter says

"My dad has been out of the hospital for weeks, recuperating. In fact, he was playing pickleball yesterday," Corinne Fox...

発音は「 /rikjúːpərèɪt/ 」これは聞き取れないなあ、難しい。
この方の名前が数日前Twitterトレンドに入ってたけど無事でよかったですね。

orphan

意味　[通例 be ～ed]孤児となる.

Grandfather of child orphaned in Texas shooting asks for prayers in emotional funeral
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/grandfather-child-orphaned-texas-shooting-asks-prayers-emotional-funer-rcna84150

Grandfather of child orphaned in Texas shooting asks for prayers in emotional funeral

Won Hwan Cho said of his surviving grandson, “I request a prayer from all of you that he live a healthy life, to be brig...

ceiling

意味　上限; （物事の）限界

Biden and McCarthy spoke by phone ahead of debt ceiling meeting
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-mccarthy-spoke-phone-ahead-debt-ceiling-meeting-rcna83967

Biden and McCarthy spoke by phone ahead of debt ceiling meeting

The previously unreported conversation between the president and GOP House speaker on Sunday was initiated by McCarthy, ...

grant

意味　(かたく)〈希望· 請求など〉をかなえる, 聞き入れる

Ex-Pakistani prime minister granted 2-week reprieve after arrest triggered protests
https://abcnews.go.com/International/former-pakistani-prime-minister-imran-khan-granted-2/story?id=99282760