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Meanings of sabotage in English

Catalan
subvertir

To destroy property or hinder normal operations.

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        Usage of sabotage in English
        1
        James Marape said the prime minister was trying to sabotage the vote.
        Radio NZ
        2
        The Yemeni government accused the group of trying to sabotage the negotiations.
        Reuters
        3
        No one would be pleased with his sabotage; that was for certain.
        Book Two: Descent
        4
        It was sabotage, said an oil official, who declined to be nahmed.
        The Irish Times
        5
        Recruit some Freemen to add to our sabotage teams already at work.
        Mentats of Dune
        6
        Acts of arson on state resources and infrastructure are catalogued under sabotage.
        The South African
        7
        The simulation saw brief brinkmanship after the imagined Israeli sabotage at Arak.
        Reuters
        8
        Although she has a wholesome look she often tries to sabotage it.
        The new yorker
        9
        Throughout my career I've always managed to sabotage myself in some way.
        The Guardian
        10
        After his third sabotage, Taref decided he needed to report to Kolhar.
        Mentats of Dune
        11
        That could be in-house sabotage; more often it was carelessness or inattention.
        The Irish Times
        12
        But he has so far resisted the urge to sabotage the sites.
        Wired
        13
        Also, rival nations use cyber techniques for espionage and potentially for sabotage.
        Reuters
        14
        The reality was not they were poised to strike, sabotage or act.
        A journey: my political life
        15
        Tell me, Eddie, what do you think of all this sabotage business?
        Beginnings
        16
        Go too hard and you'll actually sabotage your ability to train successfully.
        Climbing Magazine
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        South Africa
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        Less common
        United States of America
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