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spawn
blackmail
windfall tax
largely
radically
a qualifying match
debacle
arbitrary

spawn

意味　(しばしばけなして)〈多くのもの〉を発生させる, 引き起こす

‘Never seen anything like this’: Mississippi after tornado-spawning storm
https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/mississippi-tornado-03-25-23/index.html

March 25, 2023: Deadly tornado and severe storms sweep South | CNN

At least 24 people are dead, dozens are hurt and at least four are missing after powerful storms and at least one tornad...

blackmail

意味　ゆすり, 恐喝; ゆすりで得た金.

Alison Hammond: Man arrested over blackmail claims
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-65077545

Alison Hammond: Man arrested over blackmail claims

Police say they arrested a 36-year-old man at an address in Warwickshire on Saturday evening.

こんな意味なんだ！迷惑メール業者が捕まったのかと思ったよ調べてよかったw

windfall tax

意味　超過利潤に対する課税.

Energy firms call for windfall tax to fall with prices
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65077495

Energy firms call for windfall tax to fall with prices

It comes ahead of a package of measures on energy security, which the BBC understands will be announced on Thursday.

調べたけど難しくてわかりません！w

largely

意味　主に, 主として, 大部分は; （比較なし）[文修飾]主に

2024 GOP field tests their messages — while largely avoiding conflict with Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/25/politics/republican-presidential-primary-desantis-trump-pence-haley/index.html

2024 GOP field tests their messages – while largely avoiding conflict with Trump | CNN Politics

As former President Donald Trump heads to Texas on Saturday for his first major campaign rally, the handbrake remains on...

field testsって面白いなー。反応見ながら候補を絞っていくわけだから確かに実地試験だわねw

radically

意味　抜本的に, 根本的に〈変えるなど〉; 徹底的に〈違う· 新しいなど〉

Customers now face a radically different tipping culture compared to a few years ago
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/25/business/tipping-trends/index.html

It’s not just your imagination. More places are asking you to tip | CNN Business

More stores now offer customers the option to tip, from coffee shops to ice cream stores.

a qualifying match

意味　予選.

European Championship qualifying: Who did you pick for Scotland against Cyprus
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64963181

Who did you pick for Scotland against Cyprus?

Who made your Scotland XI to face Cyprus in Saturday's opening Euro 2024 qualifier at Hampden?

よく見かけることになりそうなのですぐ定着するかなと。

debacle

意味　（試みなどの）大失敗; （選挙の）大敗; （市場の）暴落.

How Girl Scouts found itself in a cookie debacle
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/25/business/girl-scout-cookie-shortages/index.html

How Girl Scouts found itself in a cookie debacle | CNN Business

For decades, Girl Scouts has used cookie sales to raise funds and teach scouts about entrepreneurship. This year, thanks...

arbitrary

意味　〈政府などが〉専制 [独断] 的な.

UN documents hundreds of disappearances and arbitrary detentions by Russian and Ukrainian forces
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-03-24-23/index.html

March 24, 2023 - Russia-Ukraine news

Deadly Russian strikes overnight killed three people in the eastern Donetsk region and two in the northern region of Sum...