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    CNN fact checks viral tweet about new abortion law

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    林宜悉 posted on 2022/03/30
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    trigger

    US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/

    UK /'trɪɡə(r)/

    • Noun
    • Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
    • Device that starts a process
    • Transitive Verb
    • To start a process off e.g. a memory
    • To cause something to begin or happen.
    progress

    US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/

    UK /'prəʊɡres/

    • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
    • To move forward or toward a place or goal
    • To make progress; develop or improve.
    • Uncountable Noun
    • Act of moving forward
    • The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
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    expect

    US /ɪkˈspɛkt/

    UK /ɪk'spekt/

    • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
    • To believe something is probably going to happen
    • To anticipate or believe that something will happen or someone will arrive.
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    strike

    US /straɪk/

    UK /straɪk/

    • Transitive Verb
    • To hit something
    • To remove or erase.
    • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
    • A punch or hit
    • Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
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