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tit-for-tat

意味 報復; しっぺ返し; 売り言葉に買い言葉 (形容詞的に[名]を修飾するときは tit-for-tat) .

Germany orders closure of four out of five Russian consulates in tit-for-tat move

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/germany-orders-closure-russian-consulates-tit-tat-move-99720117
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fall apart

意味 (くだけて) (問題を抱え)〈組織· 制度などが〉崩壊する, 行き詰まる; 〈事が〉失敗に終わる (break down)

Talks between Sudan’s warring sides fall apart

https://abcnews.go.com/International/sudan-talks-fall-apart/story?id=99718309
Talks between Sudan's warring sides fall apart
Negotiations between Sudan's warring parties fell apart Wednesday as both sides accused each other of cease-fire violati...

unpredictable

意味 予測 [予言] できない; 〈人が〉行動の読めない, 気まぐれな; 変わりやすい

Latvia’s Parliament elects new head of state from 3 candidates in unpredictable vote

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/latvias-parliament-elects-new-head-state-3-candidates-99717445
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Disruption

意味 <…の> 混乱, 中断, 遮断, 分裂 <of, to, in>

Disruption as fresh wave of train strikes begins

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65762990
Train strikes this week to hit FA Cup final and Epsom Derby
Train drivers will walk out on Wednesday, with further strikes planned for Friday and Saturday.

ニュースタイトル流し読み始めてから、strikes=ストライキに慣れました。頻出だし、大体サムネですぐに分かるから覚えやすい。

defamation

意味 [U] (かたく) 中傷, 誹謗; 名誉毀損.

Ben Roberts-Smith: How war hero’s defamation case has rocked Australia

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65717684
Ben Roberts-Smith: How decorated soldier's defamation case has rocked Australia
Ben Roberts-Smith denies killing Afghan civilians, in a case that's shone a light on elite soldier units.

サムネが一瞬ジェイク・ギレンホールに見えた。
この単語頻繁に見かけるけどなかなか定着できないー。

-borne

意味 [[名]に付く]…で運ばれる [た], 〈病気などが〉…を媒介とする

Foodborne illness outbreaks at restaurants are often linked to sick workers, CDC finds

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/foodborne-illness-outbreaks-restaurants-sick-workers-cdc-rcna86801
Foodborne illness outbreaks at restaurants are often linked to sick workers, CDC finds
Around 40% of outbreaks with known causes from 2017 to 2019 were associated with sick or infectious workers, a report fo...

マスクして手を洗おうぜ…。

lower

意味 [海] ボート [帆] を下ろす.

Watch: Ducklings lowered from flats’ rooftop in bucket

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-65757378
Watch: Ducklings lowered from flats' rooftop in bucket
Steve Stuttard says it is the fourth year the mother duck has nested on his apartment block.

サムネかわいー!春だねえ。

set one’s sights on A

意味 A〈人· 物· 事〉に狙いを付ける, A を狙う; A を得ようと努力する (A は[名][動名]) .

Government sets sights on video games

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65757452
Ministers seek to understand more about video games
The government wants stronger evidence on psychological impacts of gaming and how the industry works.
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