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play for high stakes

意味 大金を賭ける; 一か八かの手段に出る

Antony Blinken to embark on high-stakes trip to China

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/blinken-embark-high-stakes-trip-china-rcna87931
Blinken to embark on a high-stakes trip to China
The secretary of state's previous trip was postponed after a Chinese spy balloon was discovered flying over the U.S.

サムネシブいかっこいい…この人ほんとイケおじだわー。

stickup

意味 [C] (米· くだけて) ピストル強盗 (holdup) (強盗を働く 「人」 でなく, その 「行為· 事件」 をいう) .

Browns defensive players robbed of jewelry, vehicle by masked men in downtown stickup

https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/browns-defensive-players-robbed-jewelry-vehicle-masked-men-99872471
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ほう…多分初めて出くわしたこの言い方。

breach

意味 〈城壁· 堤防など〉に穴を開ける, …を破る.

Beaver explores flooded Kherson district after dam breach

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65827355
Beaver explores Kherson district after dam breach
The streets in the district of Neftehavan have been flooded by rising water.

かわいい…トコトコ動いてそう。ダムといえばビーバーだもんねえ。

Finnish

意味 フィンランド (人 [語]) の; フィン族の.

Finnish businessman handed nearly $130K speeding ticket

https://abcnews.go.com/ABCNews/finnish-businessman-handed-121000-speeding-ticket/story?id=99861907
Finnish businessman handed €121,000 speeding ticket
Multi-millionaire Anders Wiklöf is one of Finland’s richest men.

発音は「 /fɪ́nɪʃ/ 」 なので「フィンニッシュ」で覚えないように…とか書いてると間違えて覚えちゃう定期。

fierce

意味 〈行為· 運動などが〉激しい, 猛烈な; (感情などの) 荒れ狂う, 激高した

Atlanta lawmakers approve funds for police training center despite fierce opposition

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/atlanta-lawmakers-approve-funds-controversial-cop-city-police-training-rcna87894
Atlanta lawmakers approve funds for police training center despite fierce opposition
The City Council, after hours of mostly critical testimony, voted to allocate million to help build the 85-acre faci...

recognition

意味 [U]称賛, 評価, 感謝

A gluten-free food makes a comeback in Cuba — and seeks world recognition

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/cuba-wants-casabe-made-yuca-unesco-heritage-list-rcna87726
A gluten-free food makes a comeback in Cuba — and seeks world recognition
Cuba and other countries are seeking to put casabe, a crispy flatbread of Indigenous origins made from the cassava or yu...

watershed

意味 [通例単数形で] 転機, 変革期, 分岐点 (turning point)

Apple’s entry into VR is a ‘watershed moment,’ say top industry execs

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/apple/apples-entry-vr-watershed-moment-say-top-industry-execs-rcna87885
Apple’s entry into VR is a ‘watershed moment,’ say top industry execs
The VR industry has long struggled to be taken seriously, with consumers mainly looking to it as a way to play casual ga...

ハードウェアの出来の良さでスマホ業界制した会社ですからね…いったん様子見だけど楽しみ。メタバース消えるかどうかがこれにかかってる感w

headstone

意味 [C]墓石 (tombstone)

Charles Wotten: Liverpool race riot victim to get headstone

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-65813499
Charles Wotten: Liverpool race riot victim to get headstone
Seaman Charles Wotten died in 1919 during some of the UK's worst racial violence.
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