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covert operations
trimming
mobilize
flapjack
despicable
prescribe
flasher
invoke

covert operations

意味　秘密工作.

‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’: Know about covert op group that changed course of WW II
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/the-ministry-of-ungentlemanly-warfare-know-about-covert-op-group-that-changed-course-of-ww-ii/articleshow/108633991.cms

'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare': Know about covert op group that changed course of WW II

'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' is a war film that takes viewers to World War II and tells them about the Britis...

アーガイルのティザーはピンと来なかったけど、この作品は面白そう。角刈＜髭ってわけでもないんですけどwなんたってUNCLEの監督だしな！

trimming

意味　[U][C][通例～s]（服· 帽子などの）飾り, 装飾.

Eggs used as fiesta trimmings in Dumaguete City
https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/features/101019/eggs-used-as-fiesta-trimmings-in-dumaguete-city/story/

Eggs used as fiesta trimmings in Dumaguete City

A total of 7,200 eggs were boiled, placed in cellophanes, and tied to resemble the fiesta “banderitas."

mobilize

意味　〈人· 物〉を結集する, 集める.

Biden heads to Arizona, Nevada to mobilize Latino voters
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-heads-arizona-nevada-mobilize-latino-voters/story?id=108280455

Biden heads to Arizona, Nevada to mobilize Latino voters

He'll campaign in Texas on Wednesday.

flapjack

意味　(英) フラップジャック (オートミールなどを混ぜた焼き菓子).

Chocolate flapjack recipe
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/recipes/0/chocolate-flapjack-recipe/

Chocolate flapjack recipe

The classic sweet treat becomes all the more irresistible with the addition of a chocolatey layer

美味しそう…こういうオートミールバーやソイジョイをゆっくり時間かけて食べる生活をしたい！

despicable

意味　軽蔑すべき, 卑しい, 卑劣な.

Expert warns over rise of ‘despicable’ Facebook funeral scams
https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/19/expert-warns-rise-despicable-facebook-funeral-scams-20491289/

Grieving families robbed in ‘despicable’ funeral scam

Loved ones were tricked to using their credit card to view a livestream funeral.

prescribe

意味　〈医師が〉〈薬〉を処方する

Even among the insured, weight loss drugs are rarely prescribed, study suggests
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/even-insured-weight-loss-drugs-are-rarely-prescribed-study-suggests-rcna143873

Even among the insured, weight loss drugs are rarely prescribed, study suggests

Researchers looked at thousands of patients who met the criteria for weight loss drugs to see who left outpatient visits...

保険加入している人をinsuredって言い方するのね。シンプルだなあ。

flasher

意味　(くだけて) （通例男性の）露出狂.

First convicted cyber-flasher jailed under new law
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-68543605

Cyber-flashing convict is first to be jailed under new law

Nicholas Hawkes sent unsolicited photos of his genitals to a 15-year-old girl and a woman.

invoke

意味　（権威· 論拠として）〈原則· 人· 名前など〉を援用する, 引き合いに出す.

Nebraska lawmaker faces calls to resign after invoking colleague’s name in book’s rape scene passage
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/nebraska-lawmaker-faces-calls-resign-invoking-colleagues-name-books-ra-rcna144050