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prank
firearms
inherited
fivefold
bipartisan
project A to do
barrage
convict

prank

意味　[C] （悪気のない）いたずら; からかい, 悪ふざけ

Japanese police arrest two for taking part in food ‘terrorism’ pranks at beef bowl chain
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/06/business-food/japan-sushi-terrorism-ginger-arrests-intl-hnk/index.html

Japanese police arrest two for taking part in food ‘terrorism’ pranks at beef bowl chain | CNN Business

Police in Japan have arrested two men for contaminating a communal bowl of pickled ginger at a fast food restaurant, aft...

牛丼て「beef bowl」なんですね…ほうほう。
この一連の流れ。食べ物への悪ふざけに対する嫌悪感もあったけど、コロナ明けやっと復活しそうだった外食機会増の機運に水差したのがデカいよなー。

firearms

意味　[C] (かたく)[通例～s](小型) 銃, 小火器 (ピストルなど携帯できるもの).

Maryland sheriff and firearms dealer indicted in illegal machine gun acquisition scheme, DOJ says
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/05/us/maryland-fredrick-sheriff-machine-gun-indictment/index.html

Maryland sheriff and firearms dealer indicted in illegal machine gun acquisition scheme, DOJ says | CNN

A sheriff and a local firearms dealer in Frederick County, Maryland, have been indicted on federal charges for their rol...

こういう見出しとセットで顔写真出ると、いかにも「やりそう」な人相に見えるの不思議だよなーこれが人命救助ニュースだったりしたら、同じ顔写真なのにとても正義感強い人に見えるんだよきっと。

inherited

意味　遺伝した [による]; 相続した.

Olaparib: Drug to treat inherited cancers offered on NHS in England and Wales
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65188865

Olaparib: Drug to treat inherited cancers offered on NHS in England and Wales

Olaparib specifically targets cancers caused by faulty genes, like BRCA, and could be life-saving.

fivefold

意味　5 重 [倍] に.

Sleep problems linked to fivefold rise in stroke risk, study says
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/05/health/sleep-problems-stroke-study-wellness/index.html

Sleep problems linked to fivefold rise in stroke risk, study says | CNN

Tossing and turning, not sleeping enough or too much, and other sleep disorders can raise your risk for stroke, accordin...

bipartisan

意味　[通例[名]の前で][政] （立場の異なる）2 党派から成る; 2 党連立の ((米) 民主· 共和両党提携の, (英) 労働· 保守党による)

Rare moment of bipartisanship as McCarthy and member of Democratic leadership meet with Taiwan’s president
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/05/politics/tsai-ing-wen-taiwan-meeting-mccarthy-california-hnk/index.html

Taiwan’s president warns ‘democracy is under threat’ in joint remarks with McCarthy | CNN Politics

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen delivered a dire warning that “democracy is under threat” as she met with US House Speaker...

発音は「 baɪpɑ́ːrtəz (ə)n」！びぱるちざん、じゃない！

project A to do

意味　A が…すると予測する

Fed projects about 1.5 million people could lose jobs by the end of this year
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/05/business/black-white-unemployment-rate-federal-reserve/index.html

The Fed could easily drive Black unemployment much higher than the overall jobless rate | CNN Business

Millions of jobs could be on the chopping block this year, as the Federal Reserve continues its rate-hiking campaign to ...

あらー…今年も何だか暗くなりそう？・・ってもう4月なんだよな、はや。

barrage

意味　[a ～ of A; 単複両扱い]A〈批判· 不平· 質問など〉の集中攻撃 [連発]

Fact check: Trump delivers barrage of false claims in first post-indictment address
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/04/politics/donald-trump-arraignment-speech-fact-check/index.html