sabotage
noun
any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute.
had been sabotaging
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past perfect progressiveof sabotage.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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In 2019, a judge ruled that the company had been sabotaging unionization efforts.
From The Verge ● Aug. 29, 2022
