sabotage

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The now-declassified CIA report cited a range of potential threats to crude-oil shipments through the strait, from sea mines to sabotage from tiny wooden craft known as dhows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Russia did not immediately respond, but has denied repeated accusations by Nato countries that its secret services are engaged in sabotage operations across Europe.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Ten suspects were arrested who "admitted during the investigation their links to the Revolutionary Guards and having been instructed to conduct espionage and sabotage activities," the nation's official press agency said.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The underwater cables that keep it connected to the internet are susceptible to sabotage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

“But you’ve gone along this whole time. You were on the train that brought us here. You weren’t exactly trying to sabotage the tracks.”

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed