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upstate
pundit
be sworn in
quest
extradition
despicable
whopping
stand in line

upstate

意味　(主に米) （中心から離れた）州北部の [に].

Child is among 3 dead after Amtrak train hits a pickup truck in upstate New York
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/child-3-dead-amtrak-train-hits-pickup-truck-upstate-new-york-rcna153004

Child is among 3 dead after Amtrak train hits a pickup truck in upstate New York

The northbound Amtrak train hit a Dodge truck Friday evening in North Tonawanda, a small town along the Niagara River, p...

up＝地図の上側＝北部かぁー落ち着いて考えたら分かったな！

pundit

意味　[C]評論家, 専門家; 有識者; 賢者.

Which BBC pundit got his predictions spot on – and how did the others fare?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/69038051

Which BBC pundit got his predictions spot on - and how did the others fare?

Twenty-seven BBC pundits predicted who would win the 2022-23 Premier League title and finish in the top four. Who was sp...

be sworn in

意味　〈人が〉＜職務に＞宣誓して就任する＜as＞

Lai Ching-te is sworn in as Taiwan’s new president, as China looks on with suspicion
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taiwan-presidential-inauguration-william-lai-ching-te-china-rcna152720

Taiwan's new president calls on China to cease 'intimidation'

Former Vice President Lai Ching-te is viewed as a “separatist” and “troublemaker” by Beijing, which claims the self-ruli...

穏やかそうなお顔だ。

quest

意味　(かたく/文) ＜…の＞（長期にわたる）探求, 追求 (search) ＜for, of＞

Google remains focused on its long quest for your eyeballs
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/19/google-ai-overview-attention

Google remains focused on its long quest for your eyeballs

AI Overviews, announced this week, are the culmination of a long line of products dedicated to keeping you on Google.com

extradition

意味　[U][C] （国外逃亡犯の）本国送還; （管轄国への）引き渡し.

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange faces U.S. extradition judgment day
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/wikileaks-julian-assange-faces-us-extradition-judgment-day-rcna152951

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange faces U.S. extradition judgment day

“I have the sense that anything could happen at this stage,” his wife, Stella, said last week. “Julian could be extradit...

despicable

意味　軽蔑すべき, 卑しい, 卑劣な.

The five most despicable stop-motion creatures
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/five-most-despicable-stop-motion-creatures/

The five most despicable stop-motion creatures

Throughout the course of cinema's complex history, many horrific stop-motion characters have been created, such as Feath...

whopping

意味　(くだけて)[[名]の前で; 通例 a ～ A]途方もない, とてつもなく大きい A〈金額· 規模など〉.

Alcohol abuse costs a whopping £27,000,000,000 a year in England
https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/18/alcohol-abuse-costs-a-whopping-27-000-000-000-a-year-england-20865923/

Alcohol abuse costs a whopping £27,000,000,000 a year in England

The cost of alcohol harm to the NHS is £4.9 billion - enough to pay for the salaries of almost half of nurses.

stand in line

意味　列を作って並ぶ

Trump’s hush money trial makes big money for professional line-standers
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/donald-trumps-hush-money-trial-big-money-line-standers-rcna152809

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