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Vocabulary
Vocabulary obtained from context by reading news articles
Term | Definition |
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Prosecutor | Fiscal, Ej: "Costa Rica’s Prosecutor’s Office confirmed to the Tico Times that a second criminal complaint for sexual abuse was filed against Arias on Thursday at 7 p.m" |
Lobbying | persuading, influencing, Ej: "Arce said she was so traumatized that she gave up her lobbying for the NGO she had been trying to get him to support." |
Rebuffed | Reject, refuse Ej: "Again she was rebuffed by two lawyers before finding someone to represent her." |
Foreseeable | "These systems have become so embedded in the fabric of firms' digital business that there's little chance of them going away for the FORESEEABLE future." |