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levy
avert
parliamentarian
reckoning
dodgy
lump
vindication
prompt A to do

levy

意味　税金 [罰金] の取り立て, 徴収; 税, 徴収額

Gambling levy could raise £100m for NHS treatment
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67132720

Gambling levy could raise £100m for NHS treatment

The UK government is proposing gambling companies contribute 1% a year of what they make.

日本も不人気競技で濁してないでとっとと公営賭け野球すればいいのに。

avert

意味　〈事故· 危険など〉を避ける, 防ぐ

Jim Jordan has a plan to avert a shutdown if he becomes House speaker. Will it work?
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/jim-jordan-plan-avert-shutdown-becomes-house-speaker-rcna120623

Jim Jordan has a plan to avert a shutdown if he becomes House speaker. Will it work?

The hard-right congressman told lawmakers he wants to pass a stopgap funding bill through April and allow a 1% automatic...

parliamentarian

意味　議会法規に精通した [議論の上手な] 議員.

EU parliamentarians make accidental stop at Disneyland
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67129490

EU parliamentarians make accidental stop at Disneyland

They are meant to be going to Strasbourg but a signalling error takes them to the theme park instead.

reckoning

意味　[通例単数形で]（行動· 怠慢などへの）審判; 報い, 応報

Vulnerable Republicans face a moment of reckoning with Jim Jordan speaker vote
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/centrist-republicans-face-reckoning-jim-jordan-speaker-vote-rcna120607

Vulnerable Republicans face a moment of reckoning with Jim Jordan speaker vote

A former GOP congressman from a swing district warns a Jordan speakership would “be enormously problematic for the Repub...

dodgy

意味　〈人· 情報などが〉いんちきな, 信頼できない, ずるい.

Banker fired over dodgy expenses claim for pasta pesto and a bolognese
https://metro.co.uk/2023/10/16/banker-fired-over-dodgy-expenses-claim-for-pasta-pesto-and-a-bolognese-19671082/

Banker fired over claim for some sandwiches and pasta

He insisted he ate two peoples' worth of meals.

さすがに余罪があったからだと思いたい。

lump

意味　[医] こぶ, しこり, 腫れ物, 腫瘍

It’s not just a lump: Doctors warn over ‘unknown’ breast cancer symptoms
https://metro.co.uk/2023/10/16/breast-cancer-symptoms-doctors-warn-over-unknown-signs-of-disease-19668626/

'Unknown' breast cancer symptoms revealed by scientists

Breast cancer symptoms need to be taught to adults to raise awareness in 2023, according to new research.

乳がん検診、痛いからなかなか受ける気にならないんだよな…。

vindication

意味　[C]弁護 [立証] の根拠となるもの.

Trump seeks ‘vindication’ in UK courts over ex-spy’s dossier on alleged Russian sex bribes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67123583

Trump seeks 'vindication' in UK courts over ex-spy's dossier on alleged Russian sex bribes

Former president says he wants to give evidence in London over "egregiously inaccurate" 2017 dossier.

prompt A to do

意味　A〈人〉に…するよう促す

Bad management has prompted one in three UK workers to quit, survey finds
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/15/bad-management-has-prompted-one-in-three-uk-workers-to-quit-survey-finds