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棋王戦,藤井竜王が挑戦者に!etc.

本日の将棋棋戦

棋王戦挑戦者二番勝負,藤井聡太竜王vs佐藤天彦九段戦
振り駒で藤井竜王が先手番,横歩取り3三桂の将棋でした。
藤井竜王が見事な指し回しで,渡辺明名人との棋王戦挑戦者に
なりました。

竜王戦6組ランキング戦,小山怜央アマが再び徳田拳士四段に勝ち,
昨日,今泉健司五段に勝った水谷創アマに続いてのアマチュアの勝利。

プレミアリーグ

昨日のブレントフォードvsトッテナム戦,トッテナム
後半,2-0から2点返して,2-2で引き分けましたね。
サウサンプトンvsブライトン戦,三笘薫選手スタメンでした。
1-3でブライトンが勝利を飾りました。
日本時間の本日未明に行われたアーセナルvsウエストハム戦は
3-1でアーセナルが勝ち,首位堅守。

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ニュースで学ぶ「現代英語」(2022年12月27日分)

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prosecutor noun [C]
UK /ˈprɒs.ɪ.kjuː.tər/ US /ˈprɑː.sə.kjuː.t̬ɚ/
C2 a legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime, especially in a law court
The tape recordings provided prosecutors with the evidence they needed to prove he'd been involved in the conspiracy.
a public/state prosecutor
public prosecutor noun [C] LAW specialized
UK /ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈprɒs.ɪ.kjuː.tər/ US /ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈprɑː.sɪ.kjuː.t̬ɚ/
a lawyer who acts for the government against someone accused of a crime in court

foil verb [T]
UK /fɔɪl/ US /fɔɪl/
to prevent someone or something from being successful:
The prisoners' attempt to escape was foiled at the last minute when police received a tip-off.
Synonym thwart
thwart verb [T]
UK /θwɔːt/ US /θwɔːrt/
to stop something from happening or someone from doing something:
Our holiday plans were thwarted by the airline pilots' strike.

plot noun [C]
UK /plɒt/ US /plɑːt/
plot noun [C] (PLAN)
a secret plan made by several people to do something that is wrong, harmful, or not legal, especially to do damage to a person or a government:
The plot was discovered before it was carried out.
[+ to infinitive] The police have foiled a plot to assassinate the president.
plot verb
UK /plɒt/ US /plɑːt/ -tt-
plot verb (PLAN)
[I or T] to make a secret plan to do something wrong, harmful, or illegal:
The army is plotting the overthrow of the government.
I can't believe that he's plotting against his own father.
[+ to infinitive] They're plotting (together) to take over the company.

overthrow verb
UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈθrəʊ/ US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈθroʊ/
overthrew | overthrown
overthrow verb (DEFEAT)
[T] UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈθrəʊ/ US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈθroʊ/
to defeat or remove someone from power, using force:
He said that Allende's government in Chile was overthrown by the army and the CIA in 1973.

raid verb [T]
UK /reɪd/ US /reɪd/
C2 (of the police) to enter a place suddenly in order to find someone or something:
Police officers from the organized crime division have raided businesses in central London.

serviceman noun [C]
UK /ˈsɜː.vɪs.mən/ US /ˈsɝː.vɪs.mən/
plural -men UK /-mən/ US
a man who belongs to the armed forces

ringleader noun [C]
UK /ˈrɪŋˌliː.dər/ US /ˈrɪŋˌliː.dɚ/
the leader of a group of people who are doing something harmful or illegal:
The ringleaders of the plot were arrested and punished.

in the works idiom informal
in the process of being planned or done:
Changes to the system are already in the works.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

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