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The car's tires were slashed by saboteurs.
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Keep your paltry pocket lighters sheathed, would-be saboteurs.
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
Sharaa, who has signed a five-year transitional document that serves as a de facto constitution, seems aware of the risks and has thus far been able to outflank his potential rivals and saboteurs, keeping his country out of the ongoing regional war.
—Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Team players can win more often than saboteurs.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
Ukraine has denied involvement in damage to one of the pipelines, but investigators in Germany have said the saboteurs were Ukrainian.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
Sharaa, who has signed a five-year transitional document that serves as a de facto constitution, seems aware of the risks and has thus far been able to outflank his potential rivals and saboteurs, keeping his country out of the ongoing regional war.
—Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Team players can win more often than saboteurs.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
Ukraine has denied involvement in damage to one of the pipelines, but investigators in Germany have said the saboteurs were Ukrainian.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Saboteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saboteur. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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saboteur
noun
sab·o·teur
ˌsab-ə-ˈtər 
-ˈt(y)u̇(ə)r
: a person who performs sabotage
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