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Australian Open 2023

女子シングルス準々決勝2日目，プリスコバ選手，優勝のチャンスと
思っていたのですが，ノーシードのリネッテ選手にストレート負け。
サバレンカ選手は相性の悪かったベキッチ選手にストレート勝ちでした。
明後日の準決勝，サバレンカvsリネッテ戦となりました。
男子シングルス準々決勝2日目，ポール選手がシェルトン選手に3-1で勝ち，
ジョコビッチ選手はルブレフ選手にストレート勝ち，両者が準決勝で激突。

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ニュースで学ぶ「現代英語」(2023年1月18日分)

そば輸入価格高騰で国産にシフト
FIRM TO GROW MORE BUCKWHEAT AT HOME TO OFFSET RISING IMPORT COSTS

buckwheat noun [U]
UK /ˈbʌk.wiːt/ US /ˈbʌk.wiːt/
small, dark grain used for feeding animals and for making flour

bid noun [C]
UK /bɪd/ US /bɪd/
bid noun [C] (ATTEMPT)
C2 an attempt to achieve or get something:
Her bid for re-election was unsuccessful.
The company has managed to fight off a hostile takeover bid (= an attempt by another company to take control of it).
They have reduced the cost of borrowing in a bid to get the economy moving again.

acreage noun [C or U]
UK /ˈeɪ.kər.ɪdʒ/ US /ˈeɪ.kɚ.ɪdʒ/
the size of an area of land in acres (= a unit for measuring area, equal to 4,047 square metres or 4,840 square yards), or an area of land that can be measured in acres:
What acreage is her estate?
It was a huge farm with substantial acreage.
acre noun [C]
UK /ˈeɪ.kər/ US /ˈeɪ.kɚ/
C2 a unit for measuring area, equal to 4,047 square metres or 4,840 square yards:
He's got 400 acres of land in Russia.

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Is Ticketmaster A Monopoly? | January 25, 2023
We're going to begin this Wednesday with the latest news on Ticketmaster. The company promotes itself as a way to buy and sell tickets online for concerts, sports, and theater events. But, is Ticketmaster a monopoly? A hearing on Capitol Hill this week will ask if the company's practices are harming consumers and if anything should be done about it. Then, we'll be talking about the future of work. With more companies now requiring employees to work from the office, what does this mean for the future of remote and hybrid jobs?

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