Recent Examples on the WebTerritorial defense units patrol constantly — on guard for saboteurs.—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 The saboteur wants to control, avoid, please or play the victim.—Ellie Victor, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 Each accomplice saboteur brings its own set of challenges.—Mark Travers, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024 As Billings finalized the package, six Nazi saboteurs in America were executed.—Tom Stanton, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2024 Some are surely saboteurs, though, as recent revelations have confirmed.—Michael McCaul, National Review, 7 Feb. 2024 The rugged, mountainous terrain that Leonidas had used so well nearly 2,500 years earlier quickly drew the eyes of these audacious saboteurs.—Myke Cole and Michael Livingston, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024 Fans labelled the orcas’ behavior as anti-colonial protest or anti-capitalist direct action, and pledged solidarity with the ocean’s saboteurs.—Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2023 Both appear in the new trailer PEOPLE can also exclusively debut for the psychological reality competition series, which challenges contestants to sniff out the secret saboteurs among them in an effort to win $250,000.—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
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