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男女シングルス,ベスト8が出揃いました。
女子シングルス,ディフェンディングチャンピオンの第9シードのキーズ選手は
第6シードのペグラ選手相手にストレート負けで敗退となりました。
第5シードのリバキナ選手は第21シードのメルテンス選手にストレート勝ち。
第2シードのシフィオンテク選手が予選上がりのオーストラリアのイングリス選手相手に
ストレート勝ち。
男子シングルス,第5シードのムゼッティ選手が第9シードのフリッツ選手相手に
ストレート勝ち。準々決勝ではジョコビッチ選手との対戦となります。
第2シードのシナー選手が第22シードの同胞ダルデリ選手にストレート勝ち。
第8シードのシェルトン選手が第12シードのルード選手に第1セットを落とすも
3-1と逆転勝ち。シェルトン選手は準々決勝,シナー選手との対戦。
女子シングルス
(サバレンカvsジョビク)vs(スビトリーナvsガウフ)
vs
(ペグラvsアニシモバ)vs(リバキナvsシフィオンテク)
男子シングルス
(アルカラスvsデミノー)vs(ティエンvsズベレフ)
vs
(ムゼッティvsジョコビッチ)vs(シェルトンvsシナー)
本日の将棋棋戦
女流王位戦リーグ,西山朋佳女流二冠vs岩﨑夏子女流1級戦,
現役最年少女流棋士が西山女流二冠相手にどれだけやれるのか,
注目の一戦でした。中日東京将棋サブチャンネルが配信しました。
先手番西山女流二冠の三間飛車に対して,急戦で応じました。
両者ともに昼食の注文はしませんでした。
西山女流二冠が貫禄勝ちで,2時間5分残しでの勝利でした。
西山女流二冠が2勝1敗,負けた岩﨑女流1級は1勝2敗。
大島綾華女流二段が伊藤沙恵女流四段に勝ち,3勝0敗,
負けた伊藤女流四段は1勝2敗となりました。
棋聖戦二次予選決勝,藤本渚七段が豊島将之九段に勝ち,
決勝トーナメントへ。
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rock verb
uk /rɒk/ us /rɑːk/
rock verb (SHOCK)
[T] If an event rocks a group of people or society, it causes feelings of shock:
The managing director's resignation rocked the whole company.
inflame verb [I or T]
uk /ɪnˈfleɪm/ us /ɪnˈfleɪm/
inflame verb [I or T] (CAUSE STRONG FEELINGS)
to cause or increase very strong feelings such as anger or excitement:
Reducing the number of staff is certain to inflame the already angry medical profession.
inflame passions Pictures of the bombed and burning city inflamed passions further.
The image was used to inflame, rather than to instruct or reveal truth.
morph verb [I or T]
uk /mɔːf/ us /mɔːrf/
morph verb [I or T] (CHANGE)
to gradually change, or change someone or something, from one thing to another:
morph into When someone brings up politics at a party, a casual conversation can quickly morph into an ugly argument.
morph from something to something He grew up watching his elder brother Joe morph from a difficult child to a criminal.
She claims the media and society make a person try to morph their body into an unnatural size or weight.
wound verb [T usually passive]
uk /wuːnd/ us /wuːnd/
wound verb [T usually passive] (INJURE)
B2 to damage an area of the body, especially by making a cut or hole in the skin:
Flying glass wounded her in the face and neck.
The police chief was badly wounded in the explosion.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
Back-Translation Training
しかしその抗議デモは / 姿を変えてきました / より広範囲な反政府集会(デモ)へと。
But the protests / have morphed / into broader anti-government rallies.
●Transformation Training
しかしその抗議デモは、姿を変えてきました、より広範囲な反政府集会(デモ)へと。
But the protests have changed (turned, shifted ,evolved, transformed, escalated) into anti-goverment rallies.
But the protests have become broader anti-government rallies.
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Alex Honnold climbs into the record books ... again | January 26, 2026
Today on CNN10: We'll take a look at climber Alex Honnold's latest incredible feat - scaling one of the world's tallest skyscrapers, with no ropes or safety gear. Then, we'll get an update on the winter storm blanketing much of the country with massive amounts of ice and snow. Plus, our Richard Quest heads to Davos, Switzerland, to quiz some of the biggest names at the World Economic Forum on what gives them hope. All this and more on today's CNN10!
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Why does snow appear white?
It reflects all wavelengths of light
It contains trapped air bubbles
Ice crystals scatter light in all directions
Salt content
The World from A to Z with Carl Azuz
Snowed Under
As a winter storm impacts roughly half the U.S. population, The World from A to Z is bringing you views of its varied effects. Soaring tensions in Minnesota, a skier who both caused and survived and avalanche, and an effort to save historic books from beetles are all featured. We're also showing you amazing Parkour in the Austrian Alps and some "snow rollers" that recently rolled into a town named Chili!
A World of Knowledge!
Which of these states was not the birthplace of any U.S. President?
Arkansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Michigan
On this date in 1837, Michigan achieved statehood -- but it hasn't yet produced a President.
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