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crumble
officiate
wake-up call
recount
purpose-built
chant
declaration
the dust settles

crumble

意味　〈勇気· 希望· 関係などが〉崩れる, 弱くなる, なくなる (away)

Hopes crumble for a pause in fighting in Sudan
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65317693

Hopes crumble for a pause in fighting in Sudan

Heavy gunfire and the roar of warplanes shatter plans for a ceasefire in the capital Khartoum.

officiate

意味　(かたく) 審判を務める

Constantine Hatzidakis will return to officiating on Saturday after being cleared by FA
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65314104

Hatzidakis will return to officiating on Saturday

Assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis will return to duty on Saturday after being cleared of wrongdoing by the Footba...

wake-up call

意味　[通例単数形で] 警鐘, 警告, （近い将来の）危険を知らせる出来事 [発言]

ADHD medication abuse in schools is a ‘wake-up call’
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/18/health/teen-misuse-adhd-meds-wellness/index.html

ADHD medication abuse in schools is a ‘wake-up call’ | CNN

In some middle and high schools in the US, more than 25% of students are misusing prescription stimulants meant to treat...

薬使って大人しくなるなら、教員側はどんどん使いたいだろうからなあ。

recount

意味　(かたく)〈話など〉を詳しく述べる, 順を追って話す

Teen recounts terror of Alabama mass shooting that killed her brother
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/18/us/dadeville-alabama-sweet-16-birthday-shooting-tuesday/index.html

Teen recounts terror of Alabama mass shooting that killed her brother and 3 others at her Sweet 16 | CNN

Before Alexis Dowdell headed to her Sweet 16 party, she sat on her big brother’s bed to tell him she was nervous for the...

purpose-built

意味　(主に英)〈施設· 設備などが〉特注の.

‘World’s longest’ purpose-built cycling tunnel opens in Norway
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-longest-cycling-tunnel/index.html

‘World’s longest’ purpose-built cycling tunnel opens in Norway | CNN

A new three-kilometer long pedestrian and bike tunnel, said to be the world’s longest of its kind, has opened in Norway....

「特定の目的のために建設される」ってことかーなるほどなー。

chant

意味　〈人が〉〈スローガンなど〉を一斉に唱える, 同じ調子で繰り返す, シュプレヒコールする

Protesters marched through the city chanting, ‘Justice for Ralph’ and calling for the shooter’s arrest
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/18/us/kansas-city-ralph-yarl-shooting-tuesday/index.html