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compound
appropriation
encampment
retaliation
wee
garb
revolt
breeding ground

compound

意味　(かたく)〈良くない物· 事が〉〈問題· 困難な状況など〉をさらに複雑にする, さらに悪化させる

Giuliani’s financial woes could compound as he faces mounting legal exposure
https://abcnews.go.com/US/giulianis-financial-woes-compound-faces-mounting-legal-exposure/story?id=105420816

Giuliani's financial woes could compound as he faces mounting legal exposure

Once known as "America's mayor," Rudy Giuliani now faces a deluge of lawsuits that have left him experiencing what his a...

appropriation

意味　[U][C]盗用; 横領; 私物化.

San Francisco cracks down on appropriation of Chinese names for gains at the ballot box
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/san-francisco-cracks-appropriation-chinese-names-gains-ballot-box-rcna128176

San Francisco cracks down on appropriation of Chinese names for gains at the ballot box

There’s tension over duplicating names, and in the past some officials have taken on Chinese names with meanings like “s...

あー。やりそう。どこに居ても団結力あるからなーw

encampment

意味　[C]野営地, 陣地; [U]野営 (すること).

Migrant encampments surging at border in Jacumba Hot Springs: Reporter’s Notebook
https://abcnews.go.com/US/migrant-encampments-surging-border-jacumba-hot-springs-reporters/story?id=105424839

Migrant encampments surging at border in Jacumba Hot Springs: Reporter's Notebook

The number of encampments at the border is growing and many of the people do not speak English.

retaliation

意味　[U] 報復, 復讐, 仕返し

Fired police officer takes NY town to federal court over whistleblower retaliation claim
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/fired-latino-police-officer-barberan-eastchester-whistleblower-lawsuit-rcna128515

Fired Latino officer takes NY town to federal court over whistleblower retaliation claim

Anthony Barberan said he was fired for "blowing the whistle" on ticket quotas. The town of Eastchester, New York, has a ...

wee

意味　[U] (英· くだけた話· 小児)〈人· 動物が〉おしっこ (をする).

Why was a man who took a wee in a layby fined for littering?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67615231

Why was a man who took a wee in a layby fined for littering?

A high-profile lawyer disputes a council's claim that public urination is littering.

罰金でいいよ…他人の迷惑になる汚物じゃん。

garb

意味　服装, 身なり (特に職業を表すもの, 奇異なもの).

At the GOP debate, Ron DeSantis calls Middle Eastern garb ‘man dresses’
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/on-desantis-man-dress-gop-debate-middle-eastern-garb-rcna128462

At the GOP debate, Ron DeSantis calls Middle Eastern garb 'man dresses'

The Florida governor has come under fire in the past for his comments about Muslims.

revolt

意味　反逆; 反乱, 暴動

Newspaper headlines: ‘Jenrick quits in revolt’ and Johnson ‘sorry’ over Covid deaths
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-67644410

Newspaper headlines: 'Jenrick quits in revolt' and Johnson 'sorry' over Covid deaths

Thursday's front pages cover the immigration minister quitting and the ex-prime minister at the Covid inquiry.

breeding ground

意味　[通例単数形で]＜犯罪などの＞温床; 発生地＜for＞

New Mexico attorney general accuses Meta of being ‘breeding ground’ for child predators in new lawsuit
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/new-mexico-attorney-general-meta-lawsuit-rcna128343