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難しい記事が続くとつらいですね。
dossier
意味 [C] ＜人· 事件などの＞ 調査 [捜査] 資料, 関係書類 (一式), ファイル ＜on＞
I was never one of them, but Christopher Steele, the ex-British spy behind the infamous Trump dossier, left me no choice.
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plaid
意味 [U]格子じま, タータンチェック; 格子じまの織物.
When he opened his door, he was wearing plaid boxer shorts and a blue T-shirt and had a serious case of bed head.
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asserted
意味 主張した
Russia, as Mr. Steele asserted, did try to influence the 2016 election.
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clamor
意味 〈群衆などが〉＜…を/…に反対して/…することを＞ （大きな声で） 求める, 要求する ＜for/against/to do＞
Big law firms in New York and London are clamoring for the services of firms like Black Cube, an Israeli company that worked for Harvey Weinstein.
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examining
意味 調べる
While I was examining the private intelligence business, it became clear that I needed to look at another profession, the one where my career had been spent — journalism.
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peddle
意味 (けなして)〈うわさ· 誤った情報など〉を言いふらす, 広めて回る.
The information they peddle is often sensational.
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shrink
意味 〈規模が〉縮小する
As the newspaper industry has shrunk, a growing number of reporters like Mr. Simpson and Mr. Fritsch have joined their ranks.
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controversial
意味 〈人が〉議論 [論争] 好きな.
Fusion GPS, like its competitors, belonged to a wider web of enablers — lawyers, public relations executives and “crisis management” consultants — who serve the wealthy, the powerful and the controversial.
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break the mold
意味 （従来の） 型を破る.
Jules Kroll, who created the modern-day private intelligence industry in the 1970s, broke that mold by leaking information directly to reporters.
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調べてから「まんまやんｗ」って思うんだけど、読んでる時は思い至らないんだよなぁ。
informants
意味 情報提供者
In memos, the ex-agent referred to his collector’s informants using code names like “Source A” and “Source B.”
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collude
意味 (かたく· 非難して) ＜…と/…において/…するために＞ 共謀 [結託] する ＜with/in/to do, in doing＞
It was easy for many journalists to believe that Mr. Trump would do anything to win, even — given his stance with President Vladimir Putin — collude with Russia.
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