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sabotage

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




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Grynkewich elaborated what he called his "theory of victory" to defeat an armed attack on the alliance as worries surge over what Western officials call a "hybrid" campaign of sabotage and interference by Moscow.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Under another effort called “Fortress America,” every U.S. base will have its own power supply that is independent of the national grid and, thus, not vulnerable to sabotage or cyberattack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

That’s according to the veteran stock-market strategist Jim Paulsen, who thinks tightening financial conditions may sabotage that usually fertile stretch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

A source familiar with the investigation told Reuters that an Iran-linked motive is considered the leading possibility, while Russian sabotage and an Islamist plot are also being examined.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

“You’re worried he’s going to sabotage the games again.”

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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

Whether in Violet’s hand or buzzing on the table, it sabotages her ability to converse; it’s an exaggeration of how a tool intended to connect people wedges them apart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025

Clodio wears a dress — because he insists, “Revenge is best in a dress” — and giddily kicks his feet in manic joy as he sabotages things.

From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024

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 Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

Debbie Kwon, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic, had to overcome bureaucrats and colleagues who sabotaged her attempts to recruit engineering talent and apply AI to MRI technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 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

Finnish investigators would later suggest the Cook Islands-flagged vessel -- allegedly part of Russia's shadow fleet -- had sabotaged the cables by dragging its anchor across the seabed.

From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025

A Ukrainian national has been arrested by police in Poland as part of the investigation into the 2022 explosions that sabotaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea, his lawyer has said.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025

If she sabotaged Kaz’s mission, would it cost Matthias his pardon?

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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

But McLaughlin did not merely alienate the judiciary; she consistently undermined the administration’s legal arguments, sabotaging lawyers’ efforts to cover up unlawful conduct by boasting about it on social media.

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

In a statement, Prince Harry's spokesperson said the claims were "pure invention fed, one can only assume, by sources intent on sabotaging any reconciliation between father and son".

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025

But to know that Miss Anderson has been intentionally sabotaging me...

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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