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This is BBC News. The headlines this hour:
This is BBC News. The headlines this hour:
This
is
BBC
News
The
headlines
this
hour:
Russian state media claims the defense
Russian
state media
state media
X
claims the defense
Russian
state
media
claims
the
defense
minister Sergey Shoigu has visited
minister Sergey Shoigu has visited
minister
Sergey
Shoigu
has
visited
troops in Ukraine; his first appearance
troops
troops
X
in Ukraine; his first
appearance
appearance
X
troops
in
Ukraine;
his
first
appearance
since
since
X
the brief rebellion
by
by
X
Wagner
since the
brief
brief
X
rebellion
rebellion
X
by Wagner
since
the
brief
rebellion
by
Wagner
mercenaries
over
over
X
the weekend.
mercenaries
mercenaries
X
over the weekend.
mercenaries
over
the
weekend
The murder
of
of
X
Stephen Lawrence a new
The
murder
murder
X
of Stephen Lawrence a new
The
murder
of
Stephen
Lawrence
a
new
suspect has been identified
by
by
X
a BBC
suspect
suspect
X
has been identified by a BBC
suspect
has
been
identified
by
a
BBC
investigation.
investigation
investigation
X
.
investigation
The annual Hajj pilgrimage is taking
The
annual
annual
X
Hajj
pilgrimage
pilgrimage
X
is taking
The
annual
Hajj
pilgrimage
is
taking
place
in
in
X
Saudi Arabia
with
with
X
more
than
than
X
2
place in Saudi Arabia with more than 2
place
in
Saudi
Arabia
with
more
than
2
million worshipers expected
to
to
X
attend.
million
worshipers
expected to attend.
million
worshipers
expected
to
attend
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank
you
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________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________ ________g________r________o________u________p________ ________o________f________ ________s________o________l________d________i________e________r________s________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________M________e________d________i________a________ ________o________u________t________l________e________t________s________ ________o________w________n________e________d________ ________a________n________d________/________o________r________ ________c________o________n________t________r________o________l________l________e________d________ ________b________y________ ________a________ ________g________o________v________e________r________n________m________e________n________t________ ________o________r________ ________s________t________a________t________e________,________ ________t________y________p________i________c________a________l________l________y________ ________u________s________e________d________ ________t________o________ ________p________r________o________m________o________t________e________ ________t________h________e________ ________g________o________v________e________r________n________m________e________n________t________'________s________ ________a________g________e________n________d________a________ ________a________n________d________/________o________r________ ________p________o________l________i________c________i________e________s________.________
ˈanjʊəl
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ˈænj(əw)əl
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Definition
________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________)________ ________h________a________p________p________e________n________i________n________g________ ________o________n________c________e________ ________a________ ________y________e________a________r________
rɪˈbɛljən
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rəˈbɛljən
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________n________ ________e________f________f________o________r________t________ ________b________y________ ________m________a________n________y________ ________p________e________o________p________l________e________ ________t________o________ ________c________h________a________n________g________e________ ________t________h________e________ ________g________o________v________e________r________n________m________e________n________t________ ________o________r________ ________l________e________a________d________e________r________ ________o________f________ ________a________ ________c________o________u________n________t________r________y________ ________b________y________ ________t________h________e________ ________u________s________e________ ________o________f________ ________p________r________o________t________e________s________t________ ________o________r________ ________v________i________o________l________e________n________c________e________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________ ________w________h________o________ ________i________s________ ________h________i________r________e________d________ ________t________o________ ________f________i________g________h________t________ ________i________n________ ________a________ ________w________a________r________ ________f________o________r________ ________m________o________n________e________y________,________ ________n________o________t________ ________f________o________r________ ________p________o________l________i________t________i________c________a________l________ ________r________e________a________s________o________n________s________,________
briːf
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brif
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Definition
________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________)________ ________l________a________s________t________i________n________g________ ________o________n________l________y________ ________a________ ________s________h________o________r________t________ ________p________e________r________i________o________d________ ________o________f________ ________t________i________m________e________
ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ
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ˈpɪlɡrəmɪdʒ
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________j________o________u________r________n________e________y________ ________t________o________ ________a________ ________s________a________c________r________e________d________ ________p________l________a________c________e________ ________f________o________r________ ________r________e________l________i________g________i________o________u________s________ ________r________e________a________s________o________n________s________
əˈpɪərəns
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əˈpɪrəns
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________t________h________e________ ________a________c________t________i________o________n________ ________o________f________ ________a________p________p________e________a________r________i________n________g________ ________:________ ________t________h________e________ ________f________a________c________t________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________o________r________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________ ________a________r________r________i________v________e________s________ ________o________r________ ________b________e________g________i________n________s________ ________t________o________ ________b________e________ ________s________e________e________n________
ˈməːdə
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ˈmərdər
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________t________h________e________ ________c________r________i________m________e________ ________o________f________ ________d________e________l________i________b________e________r________a________t________e________l________y________ ________k________i________l________l________i________n________g________ ________a________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________
ˈsʌspɛkt
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ˈsəsˌpɛk(t)
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Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________t________o________ ________t________h________i________n________k________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________(________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________)________ ________i________s________ ________p________o________s________s________i________b________l________y________ ________g________u________i________l________t________y________ ________o________f________ ________a________ ________c________r________i________m________e________ ________o________r________ ________o________f________ ________d________o________i________n________g________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________w________r________o________n________g________ ________
ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃn
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ɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n
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Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________t________o________ ________t________r________y________ ________t________o________ ________f________i________n________d________ ________o________u________t________ ________t________h________e________ ________f________a________c________t________s________ ________a________b________o________u________t________ ________(________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________,________ ________s________u________c________h________ ________a________s________ ________a________ ________c________r________i________m________e________ ________o________r________ ________a________n________ ________a________c________c________i________d________e________n________t________)________ ________i________n________ ________o________r________d________e________r________ ________t________o________ ________l________e________a________r________n________ ________h________o________w________ ________i________t________ ________h________a________p________p________e________n________e________d________,________ ________w________h________o________ ________d________i________d________ ________i________t________,________ ________e________t________c________.________
worshipers
Definition
(verb) to honor or respect (someone or something) as a god
troops
Definition
(noun) a group of soldiers
Example
The troops were sent to the border to protect the country.
state media
Definition
(noun) Media outlets owned and/or controlled by a government or state, typically used to promote the government's agenda and/or policies.
Example
The Chinese state media has been heavily promoting the new trade agreement.
annual
ˈanjʊəl
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ˈænj(əw)əl
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Definition
(adjective) happening once a year
Example
The annual school reunion was a great success
rebellion
rɪˈbɛljən
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rəˈbɛljən
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Definition
(noun) an effort by many people to change the government or leader of a country by the use of protest or violence
Example
The students staged a rebellion against the school's strict dress code.
mercenaries
Definition
(noun) A person who is hired to fight in a war for money, not for political reasons,
Example
The mercenaries were hired to protect the city from attack.
brief
briːf
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brif
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Definition
(adjective) lasting only a short period of time
Example
The meeting was brief, but we managed to cover all the topics.
pilgrimage
ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ
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ˈpɪlɡrəmɪdʒ
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Definition
(noun) A journey to a sacred place for religious reasons
Example
he wanted to go on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela
appearance
əˈpɪərəns
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əˈpɪrəns
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Definition
(noun) the action of appearing : the fact that something or someone arrives or begins to be seen
Example
he is well known for his television appearances
murder
ˈməːdə
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ˈmərdər
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Definition
(noun) the crime of deliberately killing a person
Example
he was put on trial for attempted murder
suspect
ˈsʌspɛkt
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ˈsəsˌpɛk(t)
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Definition
(verb) to think that (someone) is possibly guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong
Example
The police have identified a suspect in the robbery.
investigation
ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃn
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ɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n
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Definition
(verb) to try to find out the facts about (something, such as a crime or an accident) in order to learn how it happened, who did it, etc.
Example
The police conducted an investigation into the robbery.
worshipers
Definition
(verb) to honor or respect (someone or something) as a god
troops
Definition
(noun) a group of soldiers
Example
The troops were sent to the border to protect the country.
state media
Definition
(noun) Media outlets owned and/or controlled by a government or state, typically used to promote the government's agenda and/or policies.
Example
The Chinese state media has been heavily promoting the new trade agreement.
annual
ˈanjʊəl
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ˈænj(əw)əl
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Definition
(adjective) happening once a year
Example
The annual school reunion was a great success
rebellion
rɪˈbɛljən
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rəˈbɛljən
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Definition
(noun) an effort by many people to change the government or leader of a country by the use of protest or violence
Example
The students staged a rebellion against the school's strict dress code.
mercenaries
Definition
(noun) A person who is hired to fight in a war for money, not for political reasons,
Example
The mercenaries were hired to protect the city from attack.
brief
briːf
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brif
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Definition
(adjective) lasting only a short period of time
Example
The meeting was brief, but we managed to cover all the topics.
pilgrimage
ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ
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ˈpɪlɡrəmɪdʒ
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Definition
(noun) A journey to a sacred place for religious reasons
Example
he wanted to go on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela
appearance
əˈpɪərəns
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əˈpɪrəns
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Definition
(noun) the action of appearing : the fact that something or someone arrives or begins to be seen
Example
he is well known for his television appearances
murder
ˈməːdə
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ˈmərdər
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Definition
(noun) the crime of deliberately killing a person
Example
he was put on trial for attempted murder
suspect
ˈsʌspɛkt
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ˈsəsˌpɛk(t)
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Definition
(verb) to think that (someone) is possibly guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong
Example
The police have identified a suspect in the robbery.
investigation
ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃn
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ɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n
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Definition
(verb) to try to find out the facts about (something, such as a crime or an accident) in order to learn how it happened, who did it, etc.
Example
The police conducted an investigation into the robbery.
worshipers
Definition
(verb) to honor or respect (someone or something) as a god
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troops
Definition
(noun) a group of soldiers
Example
The troops were sent to the border to protect the country.
mercenaries
Definition
(noun) A person who is hired to fight in a war for money, not for political reasons,
Example
The mercenaries were hired to protect the city from attack.
pilgrimage
ˈpɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ
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ˈpɪlɡrəmɪdʒ
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Definition
(noun) A journey to a sacred place for religious reasons
Example
he wanted to go on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela
rebellion
rɪˈbɛljən
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rəˈbɛljən
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Definition
(noun) an effort by many people to change the government or leader of a country by the use of protest or violence
Example
The students staged a rebellion against the school's strict dress code.
investigation
ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃn
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ɪnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n
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Definition
(verb) to try to find out the facts about (something, such as a crime or an accident) in order to learn how it happened, who did it, etc.
Example
The police conducted an investigation into the robbery.
appearance
əˈpɪərəns
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əˈpɪrəns
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Definition
(noun) the action of appearing : the fact that something or someone arrives or begins to be seen
Example
he is well known for his television appearances
brief
briːf
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brif
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Definition
(adjective) lasting only a short period of time
Example
The meeting was brief, but we managed to cover all the topics.
state media
Definition
(noun) Media outlets owned and/or controlled by a government or state, typically used to promote the government's agenda and/or policies.
Example
The Chinese state media has been heavily promoting the new trade agreement.
murder
ˈməːdə
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ˈmərdər
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Definition
(noun) the crime of deliberately killing a person
Example
he was put on trial for attempted murder
annual
ˈanjʊəl
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ˈænj(əw)əl
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Definition
(adjective) happening once a year
Example
The annual school reunion was a great success
suspect
ˈsʌspɛkt
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ˈsəsˌpɛk(t)
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Definition
(verb) to think that (someone) is possibly guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong
Example
The police have identified a suspect in the robbery.
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