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The car's tires were slashed by saboteurs.
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The deployment of roughly 10 NATO vessels under the Baltic Sentry mission is intended to deter acts of sabotage and enhance the likelihood of quickly intercepting any saboteurs, YLE reported.
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Allied officials say some of the ailing ships are doubling as low-tech saboteur vessels.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
The reality show challenges faithful contestants to identify a number of secret saboteurs among them in an effort to win a cash prize.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
In addition to striking that meeting of captains, the Ukrainian intelligence directorate and special operations command may have sent saboteurs to blow up a critical railroad through Tokmak on Dec. 15, reportedly destroying a fuel train in the process and disrupting Russian logistics in the area.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Allied officials say some of the ailing ships are doubling as low-tech saboteur vessels.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
The reality show challenges faithful contestants to identify a number of secret saboteurs among them in an effort to win a cash prize.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
In addition to striking that meeting of captains, the Ukrainian intelligence directorate and special operations command may have sent saboteurs to blow up a critical railroad through Tokmak on Dec. 15, reportedly destroying a fuel train in the process and disrupting Russian logistics in the area.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Saboteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saboteur. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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saboteur
noun
sab·o·teur
ˌsab-ə-ˈtər 
-ˈt(y)u̇(ə)r
: a person who performs sabotage
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