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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。

troops
aspiration
feces
Certain
upstart
testicule
blast
coercive

troops

意味　[～s]軍隊; 軍勢, 兵士たち（具体数としては数百 [千] 以上が普通）

4 US troops wounded in Syria raid that killed senior ISIS leader on Thursday
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/17/politics/us-troops-wounded-syria-isis/index.html

4 US troops wounded in Syria raid that killed senior ISIS leader on Thursday | CNN Politics

Four US troops were wounded in a helicopter raid in Syria that killed a senior ISIS leader on Thursday night, according ...

よく見かけるから覚えたつもりだったのになー悔しい。

aspiration

意味　[C][通例～s; 概念では[U]] 熱望, 野望, 切望 (desire, ambition); 大志

‘Cinema of aspiration’: The romance filmmakers who redefined Bollywood’s quintessential genre
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/netflix-india-bollywood-the-romantics-intl-hnk/index.html

‘Cinema of aspiration’: The romance filmmakers who redefined Bollywood’s quintessential genre | CNN

A new Netflix docuseries explores how Yash Chopra, Bollywood’s “Father of Romance,” redefined Indian cinema with his fil...

feces

意味　(かたく)[複数扱い]（人· 動物の）糞便（ふんべん）, 大便, 排泄（はいせつ）物 ((くだけて)poo).

Ballet director who smeared dog feces in critic’s face fired
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/ballet-director-feces-fired-intl-scli/index.html

Ballet director who smeared dog feces in critic’s face fired | CNN

The director of a leading German ballet company is being investigated by police and has been fired for smearing dog fece...

ええぇ…なんてニュースだw
発音は「 /fíːsiːz/ 」複数形じゃなくこういう形の単語でした。

Certain

意味　[[名]の前で]（はっきり言うのを避けて）ある, 例の, あの; (かたく)…とかいう人

Certain breast cancer patients 65 and older may be able to go without radiation therapy, new study suggests
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/17/health/breast-cancer-radiation-study/index.html

Certain breast cancer patients 65 and older may be able to go without radiation therapy, new study suggests | CNN

In some older breast cancer patients, skipping radiation therapy after they’ve had surgery doesn’t appear to have a detr...

最初「確かな→確定診断された」と思ったんだけど、調べたら違ったっぽいー。

upstart

意味　(くだけて) 成り上がり者 [成金] (の).

The online shopping upstart that’s quietly become the No. 1 app in the US
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/16/tech/temu-shopping-app-us-popularity-intl-hnk/index.html

The online shopping upstart that’s quietly become the most downloaded free app in the US | CNN Business

A new online shopping platform linked to one of China’s top retailers has quickly become the most downloaded app in the ...

start upとは別に（というか逆にした）こんな単語があるのか…。

testicule

意味　[C][しばしば～s]睾丸.

‘We need to check, we cannot be ashamed’ – Haller on testicular cancer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64638054

Haller on testicular cancer diagnosis & comeback

Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller tells BBC Sport about his testicular cancer diagnosis and comeback.

これはなかなか見かけないから覚えられなさそうだわ…。

blast

意味　(報道) ＜…のことで＞（特に公に）〈人· 計画· 意見など〉を強く批判する, 激しく非難する＜for＞

DirecTV blasts Newsmax for pushing ‘inaccurate and misleading’ attacks after the right-wing network was dropped
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/media/directv-newsmax-reliable-sources/index.html