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sabotage

[sab-uh-tahzh, sab-uh-tahzh] / ˈsæb əˌtɑʒ, ˌsæb əˈtɑʒ /




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When Bertha’s down-to-earth sister, Monica, threatens to ruin the overall aesthetic with a dowdy frock, some light sabotage leads Monica to accept Bertha’s previously worn Season 1 gown.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

New proposed laws in the U.K. seek to increase penalties for subsea sabotage, updating codes that date to when telegraph cables were first laid in the 19th century.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

The purpose is to transform accountability into victimhood and failure into sabotage.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

Qatar's Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi said the explosion would not affect the country's exports, adding "this was an accident and not sabotage or hostile in nature".

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Dasch asked to make an appointment to speak to someone about sabotage, preferably J. Edgar Hoover.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

She triply underlines her feminist themes and nearly sabotages her own clever creation.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2026

In his pain and anger, he sabotages the play, turns the Hook-Pan showdown into a real fight, and leaves an audience full of kids wondering if Neverland is always like this.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

“Psychological research has shown us that panic amplifies helplessness and sabotages rational thought,” Michael Valdez, an expert in neurology and addictive behaviors, told Salon.

From Salon Apr. 16, 2025

It seems to mean well, even as it sabotages investor performance.

From Slate Feb. 19, 2024

"Then the Earthman—I mean the Earthman who sabotages the rockets—has to be a part of the technical staff," Rick said.

From The Scarlet Lake Mystery by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

Archaeologists working on the “Greek Desk” uncovered Nazi secrets, sabotaged enemy infrastructure and helped prepare for D-Day.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

Grantham’s latest bearish case is that U.S. stocks could be sabotaged this year by an overheated IPO market.

From MarketWatch Feb. 17, 2026

But police redeployment ordered at the weekend risks being "sabotaged" by the VIPs and the officers who get paid for their service.

From Barron's Nov. 26, 2025

The ex-Confederate Jefferson Davis managed to avoid trial for treason; a sympathetic prosecution deliberately sabotaged its own case.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2025

Instead they thoroughly sabotaged themselves and their cause.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Barrot said the attacks targeted government ministries, companies, and service operators, with the aim "either of capturing information or sabotaging operations, for example rail infrastructure, as was the case in Poland".

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Inside the legal system, though, McLaughlin is known for something else: Actively sabotaging the Department of Homeland Security in court through her crass, often false public statements.

From Slate Feb. 18, 2026

But on Tuesday night, after nearly sabotaging itself once again, Scotland put an end to nearly three decades of heartbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

To audible gasps, Nick Mohammed later admitted at the round table that he and Joe Marler had colluded by sabotaging the final round of the chess game so that Nick's team lost.

From BBC Oct. 23, 2025

Sarai felt sick—not just at the idea that Minya might be sabotaging her lull, but to think that she would manipulate Great Ellen, who was almost like a mother to them.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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