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sabotage

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




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"For many months now, espionage, sabotage and extremely far-reaching attempts to exert influence have been part of everyday life."

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

When Bertha’s down-to-earth sister, Monica, threatens to ruin the overall aesthetic with a dowdy frock, some light sabotage leads Monica to accept Bertha’s previously worn Season 1 gown.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

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

And the last gift Brokk had to present was the one that Loki knew he had already managed to sabotage.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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

His backpacking adventures are filmed with a jaw-dropping glamour that both makes and sabotages the movie.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 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

On Monday, UWM sued Two Harbors in federal court for breach of contract and fraud, alleging it had sabotaged their merger.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Africa's largest oil producer has increased production in recent years in part by cracking down on theft while also hiring former militants who sabotaged pipelines to act as security.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 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

But the day before we were to meet, the South African government took a step that sabotaged whatever goodwill had been engendered by the Commonwealth visitors.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Andrew Tate’s former publicist says her client couldn’t stop sabotaging his own strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

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

Inside the legal system, though, McLaughlin is known for something else: Actively sabotaging the Department of Homeland Security in court through her crass, often false public statements.

From Slate Feb. 18, 2026

The best scenes, however, take place at the dinner table where Henry wonders why she’s sabotaging their meet-up.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2025

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

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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