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neutrality
appear to do
sergeant
ruin
fast-track
indict
loon
brummie

neutrality

意味　中立 (状態), 中立的立場 [政策]; 不偏不党

Sweden officially joins NATO, ending longstanding military neutrality
https://abcnews.go.com/International/sweden-officially-joins-nato-after-delayed-process-ending/story?id=107888938

Sweden officially joins NATO after delayed process, ending longstanding military neutrality

Hungary's president signed a bill Tuesday approving the Nordic country's bid.

あー、ニュートラルか！こんなスペルなのね。

appear to do

意味　〈人· 物などが〉…するように見える, する模様である

Xcel Energy says its facilities appeared to have role in igniting Texas wildfire
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/utility-provider-xcel-energy-facilities-appeared-role-igniting-107884447

Xcel Energy says its facilities appeared to have role in igniting Texas wildfire

Officials in Texas say power lines ignited deadly wildfires across the state’s Panhandle region that destroyed homes and...

sergeant

意味　巡査部長 .[軍] 軍曹 ; （米陸軍· 海兵隊の）3 等軍曹, （米空軍の）4 等軍曹, （英陸· 空軍の）軍曹 (corporal の上の階級).

Ex-sergeant admits horse racing betting fraud
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crg97wj4en4o

Ex-Kent Police sergeant admits horse racing betting fraud

Michael Stanley operated a “fraudulent Ponzi scheme”, Sevenoaks magistrates are told.

ruin

意味　[C][通例 the ～s]（破壊された後に）残った部分, 遺跡, 廃墟

In the ruins of Gaza, children are starving to death and there’s no cease-fire in sight
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-hamas-war-children-starving-famine-warning-death-destruction-rcna141813

In the ruins of Gaza, children are starving to death and there's no cease-fire in sight

“When children are starting” to “die from starvation, that should be a warning like no other,” said a spokesperson for t...

fast-track

意味　[[名]の前で]迅速な〈仕事· 処理など〉.

Alabama enacts fast-tracked law to protect IVF
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68494125

Alabama enacts fast-tracked law to protect IVF services

Its passage comes less than a month after state fertility services paused when a court ruled that frozen embryos are chi...

indict

意味　(主に米) 〈人〉を起訴する（しばしば受け身で）

4 indicted in beating death of Arizona teen outside Halloween party
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/4-indicted-beating-death-arizona-teen-preston-lord-rcna142183

6 indicted in killing of Arizona teen found beaten outside Halloween party

Preston Lord, 16, died two days after he was found beaten outside a Halloween party southeast of Phoenix on Oct. 28.

loon

意味　［Ｃ］(米) [鳥] アビ (diver).

‘The most exclusive guest’: rare yellow-billed loon lands in Las Vegas fountain
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/06/rare-bird-vegas-bellagio-fountain