sabotage
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SYDNEY—From the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean, a global scramble is under way to protect submarine cables vulnerable to potential sabotage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
In his framing, any confirmation becomes a betrayal, and any reporting sabotage.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
In the eastern city of Debrecen, Defence Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky warned that the city could be a target for "hybrid operations" such as sabotage.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 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
“You’re going to choose the world over your comfort? Is that what’s really on your mind, when you have everything you could possibly want, right here? You’re going to sabotage it?”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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