booby-trapping

verb

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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  1. mining
  2. attacking
  3. bombing
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  • The sense of musical continuity is a welcome thing for fans who wanted to hear White keep mining that same vein of intricate/blowhard blues-rock.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 July 2026
  • The merchants that seize the initiative in mining this data will have insights into their customers that their competitors don't.
    — Nandan Sheth, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of mining
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  • Spain’s front men are difficult to ignore Despite only one attacking return, Lamine Yamal ($10m) is still Spain’s most exciting fantasy option.
    — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • With control of a device, the hackers then use it as an exit node when probing or attacking targets in the communications, defense, energy, financial services, and government sectors.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Definition of attacking
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  • French officials condemned the damage to the ancient monastery, comparing it to bombing Notre-Dame, while Ukrainian religious leaders called it a crime against humanity.
    — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Another bad fix bombing out the moment it was most needed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Definition of bombing
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