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2026年3月7日(土)にNHKホールで行われるイベントの
当選ハガキが届きました。出演,AKB48 Special OGとあるけど,
特別感は皆無だ。

本日の将棋棋戦

王将戦一次予選,午前の対局は八代弥八段が高橋道雄九段に勝ち,
午後の対局は鈴木大介九段との対局でしたが,鈴木九段が勝利しました。

王座戦一次予選決勝,山川泰熙四段が高橋佑二郎四段に勝ち,
二次予選へ。二次予選は鈴木九段との対局となります。

新人王戦,藤本渚七段が藤原悠暉三段に勝ち,次局は宮嶋健太四段との対局。

清麗戦予選再挑戦トーナメント,木村朱里女流初段が小髙佐季子女流初段に勝ち,
次局は加藤結李愛女流二段との対局,小髙女流初段は敗退となりました。

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hike verb
uk /haɪk/ us /haɪk/
hike verb (INCREASE)
[T] to increase the cost of something:
The Royal Mail has announced it is hiking the price of a stamp.
hike something up Retailers have hiked up prices again.

smuggle verb [T usually + adv/prep]
uk /ˈsmʌɡ.əl/ us /ˈsmʌɡ.əl/
C2 to take things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally:
She was caught trying to smuggle 26 kilos of heroin out of/into the country.
They managed to smuggle a video of the captive journalists out of the prison.

counterfeit noun [C]
uk /ˈkaʊn.tə.fɪt/ us /ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.fɪt/
something that is made to look like the original of something else, usually for dishonest or illegal purposes:
This watch may be a counterfeit, but it looks just like the original.
Inspect the tickets carefully for possible counterfeits.

one hundred percent phrase
informal (also a hundred percent, hundred percent)
completely; used for emphasizing what you are saying:
I agree with you one hundred percent.
We won't do anything until we're a hundred percent certain.
It was hundred percent his fault.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)

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CNN 10

Why one beauty brand is winning over Gen-Z despite tariffs | February 24, 2026
Today on CNN10: We'll take a look at the history behind the State of the Union address as President Donald Trump prepares to address Congress. Plus, we'll see how much of the Northeast U.S. is dealing with historic blizzard conditions, before learning how one popular makeup brand has built an empire and caught the eye of a young generation of customers. All this and more on today's CNN10!

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:10 Trivia
Which of the following best describes Carmine, a red pigment often used in lipstick?

A petroleum-based dye
A mineral-based powder found in clay
A color derived from insects
A plant extract from berries

本日のMCは,Meena Duersonさんでした。

The World from A to Z with Carl Azuz

An Explanation of Events in Mexico
Headlining Tuesday's program: why a cartel leader was killed in Mexico and what happened afterward. Meanwhile, giant tortoises are re-introduced to an island in the Galápagos. A recent high school graduate receives his diploma 90 years later in life than the other students on stage. Japanese athletes aim to make an organized form of snowball fighting an Olympic sport. And Thai police hide inside a lion costume before pouncing on a robbery suspect.

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A World of Knowledge
What was the location of President George Washington's first annual message to a Joint Session of Congress?

Federal Hall
The White House
The House of Representatives
Independence Hall

On January 8, 1790, President Washington delivered the Address at New York City's Federal Hall, the First U.S. Capital Building.

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