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tough
flop
raid
scheme
smear test
yank
unprovoked
smuggling

tough

意味　＜…に対して＞〈方針· 立場· 言動· 規則などが〉厳しい＜on, with＞

What to know about Louisiana’s new tough-on-crime laws
https://abcnews.go.com/US/louisianas-new-tough-crime-laws/story?id=107803112

What to know about Louisiana's new tough-on-crime laws

Louisiana on Tuesday became one of the toughest-on-crime states in the nation when Gov. Jeff Landry signed a series of b...

サムネ、周りの圧が強すぎw

flop

意味　(くだけて)〈映画· 出版などが〉失敗する, だめになる (fail).

Dakota Johnson not surprised ‘Madame Web’ flopped, says she’ll probably ‘never do anything like it again’
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/dakota-johnson-not-surprised-madame-web-flopped-says-probably-never-an-rcna141912

Dakota Johnson not surprised 'Madame Web' flopped, says she'll probably 'never do anything like it again'

"I don’t make sense in that world. And I know that now," Johnson told Bustle.

raid

意味　（兵士· 戦闘機などによる破壊目的での）襲撃, 急襲

Many children missing after Mozambican jihadist raids
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68477274

Mozambique jihadist attacks: Fears for 70 missing children

More than 70 children are missing following the raids by fighters linked to Islamic State.

scheme

意味　(主に英) （政府· 企業による）事業計画 ((米)program)

Do councils spend too much on diversity schemes?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68482172

Budget: Do councils spend too much on diversity schemes?

Councils will be told to cut diversity schemes, but how much money would it actually save?

smear test

意味　[医] （子宮癌などの）塗布検査; パップテスト (Pap[(英)cervix] smear) (子宮頸癌の検査).

Third of smear tests checked under review
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-politics-68479764

Cervical screening: Third of smear tests checked under review

About 11,000 women are still waiting to have their smear test rechecked by the Southern Health Trust.

yank

意味　ぐいと引っぱる .

Woman yanked into air by shop shutters says she is getting used to ‘fame’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68480196

TikTok fame for Tonteg woman dangling from shop shutters

Anne Hughes, who was pulled into the air by shop shutters, says she will "never hear the end of it".

これショート動画で見たら、見事にシャッターにひっかかってて笑った。怖かっただろうけど、あんだけ寄りかかってたらそら巻き込まれるわ。

unprovoked

意味　〈攻撃などが〉挑発されたわけではない, 正当な理由がない.

Philippines calls out China for ‘unprovoked coercion’ in South China Sea
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/philippines-china-unprovoked-coercion-south-china-sea-rcna141803

Philippines calls out China for ‘unprovoked coercion’ in South China Sea

The Philippine coast guard said its vessel was damaged in a collision caused by China's “dangerous maneuvers” in the Sou...

smuggling

意味　[U]密輸.

California man is first in the US to be charged with smuggling greenhouse gases, prosecutors say
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/california-man-us-charged-smuggling-greenhouse-gases-prosecutors-107795564

California man is first in the US to be charged with smuggling greenhouse gases, prosecutors say

A Southern California man was arrested on suspicion of smuggling refrigerants into the U.S. from Mexico