booby-trapping

Definition of booby-trappingnext
present participle of booby-trap
as in mining
to place hidden explosive devices in or under booby-trapped the field bordering the army's camp

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  • Director Gar O’Rouke’s documentary captures the clash of cultures between the aging locals of scenic Cinque Terre, Italy, and the online creators mining their paradise for content.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 3 June 2026
  • Despite more than two decades in the business, Kate and Laura Mulleavy are still mining their own corner of the fashion world.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
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  • Rather than attacking all rapidly growing cells, as chemotherapy does, the drug targets a key cancer-driving pathway known as KRAS, which is involved in more than 90% of pancreatic tumors.
    Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 5 June 2026
  • Akindahunsi is accused of attacking several women the night of May 28.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
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  • On Monday, the Israeli military resumed bombing Hezbollah in Lebanon as peace talks for the Iran war continue.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2026
  • Al Thawadi was in the Oval Office in September last year to watch Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu place a call to Qatar’s prime minister to apologize for bombing Doha.
    Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 25 May 2026
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“Booby-trapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booby-trapping. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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