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sabotage

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




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Iran began work at Pickaxe Mountain after the sabotage at an Iranian centrifuge assembly facility in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

German media on Friday quoted a federal police report that lists more than 165 suspected sabotage cases nationwide this year, though they don't say who is responsible.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Attacks on military and defence targets are not new, although previous acts of sabotage linked to Russia include more puzzling targets - such as an Ikea store and a Polish paint store.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Denmark's intelligence agency warned on Thursday that Russia is "actively" preparing sabotage operations against its defence industry.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

He did not want to sabotage his discovery by taking anything from the cabinet.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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 Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

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

According to police, the suspect is believed to have sabotaged the payment system via a cyber attack, getting the system to authorise his transaction after entering only one cent as the charged amount.

From BBC Feb. 18, 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

But if she told Marcus and Zak, then that means they cheated and sabotaged us, which the Augurs pointedly forbade.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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

This week I am looking at the big picture, sharing words of caution to avoid sabotaging future prospects.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 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

In pursuit of perfection, Kelly, who faces Bakhram Murtazaliev for the IBF light-middleweight world title in Newcastle on Saturday, was sabotaging his chances of success.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

She’d had grand visions of sabotaging the Whisperer, destroying its computers all by herself.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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