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The government created an independent watchdog to monitor the rising overseas aid budget. a competition/market watchdog a pollution/safety watchdog 学び始める
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a person or organization responsible for making certain that companies obey particular standards and do not act illegally
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She slammed the door after her. The window slammed shut with a loud bang. Although the reviewers slammed the play, the audience loved it. 学び始める
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to (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a loud noise; to critisize
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If you're both going to lie, at least stick to the same story and don't contradict each other! He kept contradicting himself when we were arguing. How dare you contradict (me)! Recent evidence has contradicted established theories on this subject. 学び始める
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(of people) to say the opposite of what someone else has said, or (of one fact or statement) to be so different from another fact or statement that one of them must be wrong:
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The interviewer probed deep into her private life. Detectives questioned him for hours, probing for any inconsistencies in his story. The article probes (= tries to describe and explain) the mysteries of nationalism in modern Europe. 学び始める
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to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know, by asking questions carefully and not directly
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His latest novel received excoriating reviews. The president excoriated the Western press for their biased views. 学び始める
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to write or say that a play, book, political action, etc. is very bad
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That song is so reminiscent of my adolescence. 学び始める
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making you remember a particular person, event, or thing
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The new economic freedom has spawned hundreds of new small businesses. Her death spawned countless films and books. 学び始める
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to cause something new, or many new things, to grow or start suddenly
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a matter of the utmost importance The situation needs to be handled with the utmost care. 学び始める
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used to emphasize how important or serious something is
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Exculpatory evidence was ignored. He dismissed the exculpatory remarks concerning the woman’s innocence. 学び始める
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involving the removal of blame from someone
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The audience was very partisan, and refused to listen to her speech. partisan politics 学び始める
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strongly supporting a person, principle, or political party, often without considering or judging the matter very carefully:
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