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おはようございます。KANOです。今回調べた単語はこちら。

sheriff
rob
mind-bending
staffer
(at) any second
hangover
stress
First-cousin

sheriff

意味　(米) 郡保安官 (郡の公選された法律執行責任者).

6 people, including a baby, killed in a ‘massacre’ that is likely gang-related, California sheriff’s office says
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/16/us/goshen-california-massacre-six-dead/index.html

6 people, including a baby, were killed in a 'cartel-style execution,' California sheriff's office says | CNN

At least six people, including a mother and her 6-month-old baby, are dead after an “early morning massacre” Monday that...

rob

意味　(文)[～ A of B]A〈人· 物など〉から B〈特質· 能力· 値打ちのある物など〉を奪う, 奪い取る, 失わせる

Analysis: Europe’s warm winter is robbing Putin of a trump card
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/16/europe/europe-putin-warm-winter-intl/index.html

Europe's warm winter is robbing Putin of a trump card | CNN

Ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine, one question has troubled European gov...

これはいい例文！

mind-bending

意味　(くだけて)〈薬物が〉幻覚症状をもたらす; 奇妙で理解しがたい; 圧倒的な.

Tunnel Ultra: The mind-bending 200-mile ultra-marathon in the dark
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/64139029

Running 200 miles in a tunnel - the mind-bending ultra-marathon in the dark

One runner was chased by monsters. Another went blind. In the darkness, nothing is as simple as it seems.

2番目の意味だろうけど状況的に1番目も起こりそう。

staffer

意味　[C] (主に米) （特に行政 [報道] 機関の）職員, 社員.

Injured passengers identified in car crash that killed UGA football player and staffer
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/16/us/uga-football-willock-lecroy-car-crash-monday/index.html

Injured passengers identified in car crash that killed UGA football player and staffer | CNN

Police on Monday identified the two passengers injured in the single-vehicle car crash that killed University of Georgia...

staffじゃだめなの？って思ったけど、特に～の内容で使い分けてるっぽいな。

(at) any second

意味　≒any second now　今すぐに (でも).

Collapse of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure could happen at any second, Kyiv mayor says
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-1-16-23/h_db835b2339ec1e78f6ceef80d13ff0bb

Collapse of Ukraine's energy infrastructure could happen at any second, Kyiv mayor says

The collapse of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure “could happen any second,” Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said Monday.

hangover

意味　(英)[通例単数形で] 遺物, 残存物, 名残, 後遺症 ((米)holdover)

Bank of England governor warns of Truss hangover effect
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64296230

Bank of England governor warns of Truss hangover effect

The UK still needs to rebuild its economic reputation around the world, says Andrew Bailey.

「二日酔い」以外の意味があるのか！類推できなかったな…。

stress

意味　…を強調する, …に力点を置く; (書)[直接話法]…と強調して言う

Owen Farrell: England coach Steve Borthwick stresses captain’s important contribution
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/64296325

Important to recognise special Farrell - Borthwick

England head coach Steve Borthwick says it is important to recognise how special Owen Farrell is after naming him as cap...

「ストレスを与える」意味もあるので、contributionの意味が分からないと読み違えるやつだ。

First-cousin

意味　いとこ

First-cousin marriage was encouraged in parts of Ancient Greece, DNA shows
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/16/europe/ancient-cousins-marriage-scli-intl-scn/index.html