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Channel
scattered
liability
haven
gust
hog
devastation
reign

Channel

意味　海峡 ; [the C-]イギリス海峡 (the English Channel).

Channel migrants: More than 100,000 crossings made since 2018
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-66473852

Channel migrants: More than 100,000 crossings made since 2018

The Home Office confirms that 755 people were detected making the crossing on Thursday.

BBC記事なので後者の意味のはず。

scattered

意味　〈物などが〉（広範囲に· 不規則に）散らばっている, 点在 [散在] している

Tropical storm weakens after leaving scattered damage in South Korea
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/after-pounding-south-korea-rains-winds-storm-khanun-102186854

South Korea throws huge K-Pop concert for Scouts after storm Khanun disrupted their Jamboree

A day after a powerful tropical storm flooded dozens of homes and turned streets into muddy rivers, South Korea is throw...

liability

意味　[U][具体例では a (…) ～/～s]＜…に対する＞ (法的) 責任＜for＞; 負担; 義務（法律上の責任を表す; responsibility は道義的· 職務上の責任を表す）

SCOTUS pauses Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan over liability shield for founders
https://abcnews.go.com/US/scotus-pauses-purdue-pharma-bankruptcy-plan-shield-founders/story?id=102182187

SCOTUS pauses Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan over liability shield for founders

The Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked Purdue Pharma’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy that shielded the Sackl...

haven

意味　＜人· 動物にとっての＞安息地, 避難場所 (shelter) ＜for, of＞

What was once a safe haven for those fleeing China is now a more dangerous place
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-uyghur-uighur-turkey-oppression-rcna97238

What once were safe havens for those fleeing China now feel dangerous

Turkey no longer feels safe for many Uyghurs as it “closely aligns itself with Beijing,” according to a report shared ex...

gust

意味　突風, 一陣の風（blast より弱い） .

Wind gusts slow near Maui after hurricane winds fueled wildfire
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/wind-gusts-slow-near-maui-after-hurricane-winds-fueled-wildfire-190568005527

Wind gusts slow near Maui after hurricane winds fueled wildfire

Winds from Hurricane Dora south of Hawaii helped fuel the wildfire that left at least 36 dead. NBC News’ meteorologist M...

hog

意味　(主に米) （肥えた食用の）豚 (特に 120 ポンド (54 キロ) 以上のもの).

Texas sheriff says 3 hog hunters from Florida died in an underground tank after their dog fell in
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/texas-sheriff-3-hog-hunters-florida-died-underground-102172895