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sabotage

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




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Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal says the possibility of Russian sabotage is being "taking seriously" by investigators.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Daniela Richterova's research shows very similar targets on Soviet sabotage lists, and agents-saboteurs were used in much the same way.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

"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

Investigators have linked Russia to small-scale sabotage and reconnaissance across Europe, often involving locals hired over Telegram or other social-media platforms.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

If sabotage did not work out for Becker, spying did.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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

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

If Seattle sabotages Colorado’s repeat hopes, the mood will sour.

From Seattle Times Apr. 28, 2023

"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

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

Meanwhile, Lynch, the Miami-based investor, had been asking the U.S. government to allow him to bid on the sabotaged Nord Stream Pipeline 2 if it came up for auction in a Swiss bankruptcy proceeding.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 29, 2025

But police redeployment ordered at the weekend risks being "sabotaged" by the VIPs and the officers who get paid for their service.

From Barron's Nov. 26, 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

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

But on Tuesday night, after nearly sabotaging itself once again, Scotland put an end to nearly three decades of heartbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

To audible gasps, Nick Mohammed later admitted at the round table that he and Joe Marler had colluded by sabotaging the final round of the chess game so that Nick's team lost.

From BBC Oct. 23, 2025

The thought of abandoning my team and sabotaging their chances at a win...

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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