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Iran protesters defy crackdown as videos show violent clashes | BBC News
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/11Ever wondered about the complex situation in Iran? This BBC News report dives deep into the recent protests, showing you real footage of clashes and discussing the international response. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and gain a richer understanding of current events!
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UK /sɔ:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize things by putting them into groups
- To deal with things in an organized way
- Noun
- Group or class of similar things or people
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US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlmd/
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UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛlmd/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat something or someone completely
- To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
- Adjective
- Feeling like you have so much to do that you can't even get started.
- Feeling like you are unable to cope with something
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UK /skeɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Size, level, or amount when compared
- Small hard plates that cover the body of fish
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change the size of but keep the proportions
- To climb something large (e.g. a mountain)
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US /səˈvɪr/
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UK /sɪ'vɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Very bad; harsh
- (Of clothes, etc.) plain; simple; not decorated
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