Is nothing sacred? / greed / quash / a chief constable / conscription / descend / surrogate / wipeout

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Is nothing sacred?

意味　(話) こんなことがあっていいのか （価値ある重要なものが変更されたり傷つけられた時に） .

The Papers: ‘Tory wipeout’ and ‘nothing sacred’

Newspaper headlines: 'Tory wipeout' and 'nothing sacred'

Predictions that the Conservatives could suffer a heavy defeat in the election make the front pages on Thursday.

www.bbc.com

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrrlj4m5y3o

ガラス越しに絵画を汚すのとは意味が違うわ…洗い流せる塗料かしらんけどストーンヘンジに「直に」ぶっかけるなんて異常…犯人イギリス国籍なんかな…極刑にしてほしい。

greed

意味　欲深さ, 貪欲; 食い意地

Pennsylvania Sen. Casey warns Amazon, Target and Walmart over ‘greedflation’ pricing

Pennsylvania Sen. Casey warns Amazon, Target and Walmart over 'greedflation' pricing

Economists continue to debate how much blame corporations deserve as consumer prices have soared since the pandemic.

www.nbcnews.com

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/amazon-target-walmart-high-prices-greedflation-bob-casey-letter-rcna158242

quash

意味　〈反乱· 抵抗〉を制圧する; 〈うわさ· 推測〉を否定する.

Argentina president promises to quash corruption, then shocks with Supreme Court pick

Argentina president promises to quash corruption, then shocks with his Supreme Court pick

Ariel Lijo, 55, lacks appellate experience and has scant scholarly publications and has come under scrutiny for more eth...

www.nbcnews.com

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/argentina-milei-judge-lijo-ethics-corruption-rcna158255

a chief constable

意味　(英) (主に地方警察の) 警察部長.

Chief constable who lied about naval rank dismissed

Northamptonshire chief constable who lied about naval rank dismissed

Nick Adderley says the decision brings an “end to my career of over 32 years as a police officer”.

www.bbc.com

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqq74pg1evo

conscription

意味　徴兵 (制度) ((主に米)draft).

Ukraine war: The men avoiding conscription

The Global Story - Ukraine war: The men avoiding conscription - BBC Sounds

Many draft-eligible Ukrainians are hiding from mobilisation squads

www.bbc.co.uk

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct6dt2

descend

意味　降りる, 下る; 〈飛行機などが〉下降 [降下] する （⇔ascend） （ (ややかたく) 響くので日常英語では go [come] down の方が普通）

FAA investigating after plane descended dangerously low on airport approach

FAA investigating after Southwest Airlines plane descended dangerously low on airport approach

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a plane descended to a dangerously low altitude as it made it...

abcnews.go.com

https://abcnews.go.com/US/faa-investigating-after-southwest-airlines-plane-descended-dangerously/story?id=111301021

surrogate

意味　…の代理をさせる.

Trump courts rappers as surrogates for his campaign to win more voters of color

Trump courts rappers as surrogates for his campaign to win more voters of color

From Lil Wayne to Sexyy Red, Trump is getting support from a bevy of rappers as he seeks to court young, Black voters.

www.nbcnews.com

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-courts-rappers-surrogates-campaign-win-voters-color-rcna157972

wipeout

意味　（スポーツでの） 完敗.

Can we trust polls predicting a Tory ‘wipeout’?

Sir John Curtice: Can we trust polls predicting a Tory ‘wipeout'?

Are the Conservatives really on course for an election 'wipeout'? Or should we be sceptical about the polls?

www.bbc.com

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv22y07ggy6o