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saboteur

[sab-uh-tur] / ˌsæb əˈtɜr /


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From burglar to saboteur, artificial-intelligence agents have taken on nefarious roles in recent so-called loss-of-control episodes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

But, like a slinky saboteur, RNA from that same hub may wind its way to all the other hubs.

From Science Daily Dec. 21, 2023

In other fighting, Ukraine said it had thwarted an attempt overnight by a Russian eight-member saboteur group to cross its northeastern border in the Sumy region.

From Reuters Oct. 12, 2023

Ukrainian agencies, Ton-That said, have used the app to confirm the identities of people at military checkpoints and to check whether a Ukrainian is a possible Russian infiltrator or saboteur.

From Washington Post Apr. 15, 2022

“I am only saying that you should be careful with her. Even if she is not a saboteur, she is not a good woman.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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