Today’s “Word of the Day” is “fait accompli” and it is a noun meaning “(from French) an accomplished fact, something that has already occurred and cannot be changed”.
Example Sentence: When Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, he gambled that it would be won quickly and that the west would acquiesce (agree/accept) in a fait accompli. He underestimated Ukrainian resilience and European readiness to punish Kremlin aggression with sanctions. That forced Mr Putin into a longer game. Now he is betting that European reliance on Russian gas exports will corrode western solidarity, leading to a degrading of sanctions and restored tolerance of Moscow’s territorial aggressions.
This word is present in The Guardian article The Guardian view on Russian gas: a compelling reason to go green and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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