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maintenance
split second
lay bare A
loo
scrutiny
wedgie
bust
exploit

maintenance

意味　扶養, 生計; (英) 子供の養育費 ((米)child support).

Crackdown on ‘deadbeat dads’ who won’t pay maintenance for their kids
https://metro.co.uk/2023/10/02/crackdown-on-deadbeat-dads-who-wont-pay-maintenance-for-their-kids-19590844/

Crackdown on 'deadbeat dads' who won't pay maintenance for their kids

'Only a small minority of parents try to cheat their way out of paying towards their children and this new power will be...

メンテナンスってこんな意味でも使うのねw

split second

意味　ほんの少しの間

3 scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for looking at electrons in atoms during split seconds
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/nobel-prize-physics-electrons-atoms-split-seconds-rcna118531

Scientists win physics Nobel for looking at electrons in fractions of seconds

Electrons move around so fast that they have been out of reach of human efforts to isolate them.

辞書には複数形sついてなかったけど、この意味で合ってるはず。

lay bare A

意味　(書)A〈物〉をむき出しにする; A〈隠された物事· 事実など〉を暴露する, 公にする.

Uttar Pradesh: Indian schoolgirl’s cycling death lays bare ugly face of ‘Eve-teasing’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-66956845

Uttar Pradesh: Indian schoolgirl’s cycling death lays bare ugly face of ‘Eve-teasing’

The 17-year-old was run over after she fell off her bike when a man pulled her scarf.

嫌な事件だ。

loo

意味　[C] (英· くだけて) トイレ, 便所

This is why you should never use your phone on the loo, according to a doctor
https://metro.co.uk/2023/10/02/doctor-shares-why-you-should-never-use-your-phone-on-the-loo-19590571/

Doctor shares why you should never use your phone on the loo

Bathroom scrolling could lead to a range of nasty health issues.

scrutiny

意味　[U][C] (かたく)[単数形で]詳細 [綿密] な検査 [調査]; じろじろ見ること; 監視

Ramaswamy campaign in ‘new phase’ amid bigger spotlight, scrutiny and polling plateau
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ramaswamy-campaign-new-phase-amid-bigger-spotlight-scrutiny/story?id=103657878

Ramaswamy campaign in 'new phase' amid bigger spotlight, scrutiny and polling plateau

Vivek Ramaswamy tells ABC News that he feels his campaign has entered "a new phase" eight months into his presidential b...

wedgie

意味　[C] (俗) パンツが尻に食い込んでいること; ゴムひもを持って下着を上にひき上げる悪ふざけ.

Woman alleges Disney waterslide caused dangerous ‘wedgie’ that left her with severe injuries
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-alleges-disney-waterslide-caused-dangerous-wedgie-left-severe-in-rcna118423