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exhume
settle
Stall
indictment
unease
tough
curfew
defamation

exhume

意味　（死因解明のために墓から）〈死体〉を掘り出す, 暴く (unearth, dig up) （しばしば受け身で） .

Body to be exhumed after Murdaugh case prompted renewed scrutiny
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/us/stephen-smith-body-exhumed-murdaugh-south-carolina/index.html

Stephen Smith’s family raises money to have body exhumed for private autopsy almost 2 years after Murdaugh case prompted renewed scrutiny | CNN

The family of a 19-year-old found dead in the middle of a South Carolina road in 2015 will seek to have his body exhumed...

settle

意味　〈訴訟· 論争· けんかなど〉を解決する, …の決着をつける

The Weeknd settles copyright case over Call Out My Name
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65012702

The Weeknd settles copyright case over Call Out My Name

The star had been sued over alleged similarities between his song and a 2017 track called Vibeking.

Stall

意味　〈進行が〉遅れる, 止まる.

Stalling wage growth since 2008 costs £11,000 a year, says think tank
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64970708

Stalling wage growth since 2008 costs £11,000 a year, says think tank

A think tank examined what wages might be if the growth seen before the 2008 crash had not fallen away.

「think tank」って書かれると一瞬読み込んじゃうな…やめてほしいw

indictment

意味　(主に米) [法] [U]起訴; 告発; [C]告発 [起訴] 状

Why a Trump indictment would have huge political and national implications
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/politics/trump-possible-indictment-implications/index.html

Analysis: Why a Trump indictment would have huge political and national implications | CNN Politics

America’s political and legal institutions are bracing for their next extreme test posed by former President Donald Trum...

unease

意味　[U]不安, 心配; 当惑

Central banks to boost flow of US dollars amid market unease
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65010255

Central banks take swift action to keep cash flowing amid investor fears

Six central banks move to keep credit flowing worldwide after two big institutions collapsed.

tough

意味　〈事が〉（努力· 決断を要するほど）つらい, 苦しい, 困難な ((よりかたく)difficult)

For the second time in history, a record 3 people have completed one of the world’s toughest races
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/sport/barkley-marathons-finishers-trnd/index.html

For the second time in history, a record 3 people have completed one of the world’s toughest races | CNN

For the second time in the race’s history, a record three athletes have completed the grueling Barkley Marathons, an unu...

-estついた時点で考えるのをやめてしまった…タフ、でいいんだよなぁー悔しい。

curfew

意味　[U]外出禁止時間 (帯); [C][U] (米) （子供の）門限

Miami Beach sets midnight curfew after second Spring Break fatal shooting
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/us/miami-beach-shootings-spring-break/index.html

Miami Beach sets midnight curfew after second Spring Break fatal shooting | CNN

The City of Miami Beach has issued a state of emergency and a midnight curfew following two fatal shooting incidents and...

昼間なら安全ってこともないだろうけど…せっかく春で気持ちいいのにいやだねえ。

defamation

意味　[U] (かたく) 中傷, 誹謗（ひぼう）; 名誉毀損.

Trump and E. Jean Carroll agree to combine rape defamation trials
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump-defamation-trial/index.html