5 November 2022

Hamstring: Severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of.

• It means that whatever investigation is done will be hamstrung from the start by accusations of interference and partiality, and the acrimony between the state and the PTI will continue to grow. (Dawn)

Brush over: Ignore

• "Simple, we need to be as clinical as possible. No teams are a brush over (in this tournament)," said Ashwin. (Dawn) 
• As such, expect next week's meeting to be heavy on party-to-party atmospherics and mutual praise, and to brush over the various points of contention in the bilateral relations.  (The Diplomat)

7 December 2020

 Remiss: Lacking care of attention to duty; negligent. 

• I would be remiss if I didn't start by recognizing the news coming out of India about the protests by farmers. (Justin Trudeau). 

3 July 2019

• Demarche: A political step or initiative
• Last, week, Pakistan's ambassador to Kabul made comments suggesting that any aggression from India could affect Afghanistan, earning him the ire and diplomatic demarche from the Afghan government. (Richi Kumar. Hikmat Nuri). 
• Putsch: A violent attempt to overthrow a government; a coup.
• It was a remarkably smooth putsch against the man who had seen off rebellions, survived United States sanctions and evaded arrests by the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide and and war crimes in Darfur. (Mahir Ali) 

13 March 2019

• Ingress: The action or fact of going in or entering; the capacity or right of entrance.
• It is an ingress that has led to an imbalance in how the ICC arbitrates in such issues. (Dawn)

3 November 2018

• Morass:  An area of muddy or boggy ground; a complicated or confused situation. 
• The days ahead will reveal weather the dysfunction and uncertainty at the heart of government are carrying the country deeper into the morass of extremist violence. (Dawn Editorial: Another Surrender)

25 October 2018

• Scruple: A feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action 
• European countries show rising scruples over arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
   (Dawn)

21 October 2018

Forestall:  Prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking advance action. 

• Russians and Syrians warplanes pounded towns in Syria's opposition-held Idlib province on Saturday, a day after a summit of the presidents of Turkey, Iran and Russia failed to agree on a ceasefire that would forestall a Russian-backed offensive. (Dawn)

Perfunctory: Characterized by routine or superficiality

• My house filling up with familiar faces coming up to me again and again, delivering the perfunctory kiss on the cheek followed by those same words: "I am sorry for your loss." (Sheryl Sandberg)

18 October 2018

• Erstwhile: Former 
• The provinces will have to reduce their share in National Finance Commission (NFC) Award to give a three percent share for the development of erstwhile FATA.   (Dawn)