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The car's tires were slashed by saboteurs.
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Next year when January 6 insurrectionists and election saboteurs like Tina Peter are pardoned and election deniers and their silent enablers assume cabinet posts and leadership of powerful congressional committees, try not to be cynical.
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Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
Poland’s national prosecutor’s office said the saboteurs’ goal was to test sending parcels that would ultimately be sent to the U.S. and Canada.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Now, for those who fail to download a software patch for their gear shifters—yes, bike components now get software updates—there may be hacker saboteurs to contend with, too.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2024
Others, such as the Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist Westbrook Pegler, skipped the niceties and went straight to accusing their fellow citizens of being enemy saboteurs.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
Poland’s national prosecutor’s office said the saboteurs’ goal was to test sending parcels that would ultimately be sent to the U.S. and Canada.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Now, for those who fail to download a software patch for their gear shifters—yes, bike components now get software updates—there may be hacker saboteurs to contend with, too.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2024
Others, such as the Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist Westbrook Pegler, skipped the niceties and went straight to accusing their fellow citizens of being enemy saboteurs.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Saboteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saboteur. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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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