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sabotage

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




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The purpose is to transform accountability into victimhood and failure into sabotage.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

More often, however, it is age rather than nationality that attracts sabotage recruiters, he says.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed "the need to avoid rhetoric, provocations, and actions that could escalate tensions in the period leading up to the signing of the agreement, and to remain vigilant against possible sabotage."

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

Setting up in Cairo in May 1943, Young’s brief was to cultivate local spy networks; gather intelligence; insert agents and operatives in Greece to guide the commandos; sabotage enemy infrastructure; and prepare for D-Day.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

But at least no one tried to sabotage their planes, and in general they were treated with more gender equality than their American counterparts—possibly because the ATA included both men and women.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

County Department of Mental Health, said that while good work is done by many, bureaucracy sabotages innovation and erodes the morale of front-line workers.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2025

Ankara said the one-sided declaration was “a step that sabotages the normalization process.”

From Seattle Times May 13, 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 Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

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

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

Todt died in an air crash shortly afterward, leading to suspicions that his plane had been sabotaged, though these have never been proved.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 24, 2025

A Ukrainian national has been arrested by police in Poland as part of the investigation into the 2022 explosions that sabotaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea, his lawyer has said.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2025

“The movement must not be sabotaged by internal strife.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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

“We are sabotaging ourselves,” she said, adding: “You can’t address a housing crisis with a policy that worsens our housing shortage. You just can’t.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2026

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

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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