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sabotage

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




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Hybrid warfare or hybrid attacks are loose terms that tend to describe non-military methods, for example cyber-attacks, sabotage or misinformation, designed to exert pressure and destabilise an adversary.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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

There was no escalator sabotage this year at the United Nations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

“You sure gimme a good idea with all this sabotage crap. Now I sabotage myself right back to bein a vagran. Hey!”

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

Ms. Moyer-Nocchi repeatedly, bewilderingly sabotages her considerable achievements by not bothering to get small but significant particulars right.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 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

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

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

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

Is that how she sabotaged me and Hel?

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

The music mogul also accused JOP — who founded his own label Street Mob Records in 2018 — of sabotaging his own bandmates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 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

As lead therapist in Ms. Castro’s rehabilitation, I ask that you refrain from sabotaging my therapy plan.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin




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