sabotage
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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
The relic was almost lost after the cathedral was blown up in 1941—in what historians believe was an act of sabotage carried out by Soviet agents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed "the need to avoid rhetoric, provocations, and actions that could escalate tensions in the period leading up to the signing of the agreement, and to remain vigilant against possible sabotage."
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
“I’m probably not going to bother doing the sabotaging, either. At least I’m not going to sabotage that contest.”
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
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