US pro-Trump election deniers crash against ‘blue tsunami’
Dhaka Tribune (English) · ৬ নভে, ২০২৬
For months, conspiracy-peddling supporters of President Donald Trump spread baseless theories that the vote would be rigged. But those claims all but dried up after Democrats swept the US midterm elections.
পুরো খবরটি পড়ুনDhaka Tribune (English)-এর ওয়েবসাইটে খুলবেমূল কথা
Dhaka Tribune (English)-এর প্রতিবেদন থেকে হুবহু উদ্ধৃত
- But those claims all but dried up after Democrats swept the US midterm elections.
- Political pundits had anticipated a wave of legal challenges from election deniers seeking to contest the results of Tuesday’s vote, or efforts by Trump himself to tilt the outcome in his favor -- as he did when he tried to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
- And evidence-free claims of fraud slowed to a trickle after what observers called the decisive “blue tsunami” of Democratic victories that handed the party control of both chambers of Congress.
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
5টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.
“But none of that materialized.”
To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
Synonyms: preclude, expect, foresee, foretaste
“Political pundits had anticipated a wave of legal challenges from election deniers seeking to contest the results of Tuesday’s vote, or efforts by Trump himself to tilt the outcome in his favor -- as he did when he tried to overturn his 2020 election defeat.”
The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
“For months, conspiracy-peddling supporters of President Donald Trump spread baseless theories that the vote would be rigged.”
A person who gives support to someone or something.
Synonyms: adherent, proponent
“For months, conspiracy-peddling supporters of President Donald Trump spread baseless theories that the vote would be rigged.”
Of reasoning: based on something that is not true, or not based on solid reasons or facts.
Synonyms: groundless, unfounded
“For months, conspiracy-peddling supporters of President Donald Trump spread baseless theories that the vote would be rigged.”
Words chosen from this story. English meanings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), via the Free Dictionary API.
IELTS Reading practice
Read the passage, then answer the questions. Every answer is in the passage.
For months, conspiracy-peddling supporters of President Donald Trump spread baseless theories that the vote would be rigged. But those claims all but dried up after Democrats swept the US midterm elections.
Political pundits had anticipated a wave of legal challenges from election deniers seeking to contest the results of Tuesday’s vote, or efforts by Trump himself to tilt the outcome in his favor -- as he did when he tried to overturn his 2020 election defeat.
But none of that materialized.
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Question 1: Choose the correct answer.
1.Political pundits had anticipated a wave of legal challenges from election deniers seeking to contest the results of Tuesday’s vote, or efforts by Trump himself to tilt the outcome in his favor -- as he did when he tried to overturn his _____ election defeat.
Question 2: Complete the sentence. Write ONE WORD from the passage.
2.But those claims all but dried up after Democrats swept the US midterm _____.
Question 3: Do the following statements agree with the passage? Choose TRUE or FALSE.
3.For months, conspiracy-peddling supporters of President Donald Trump spread baseless theories that the vote would be rigged.
Writing practice
IELTS Writing Task 2 style · Topic: World politics
Why do elections in powerful countries such as the United States matter to people in other countries?
Write a short answer of 4–5 sentences (30–250 words). State your opinion clearly, give a reason, and use a fact from this story as an example.
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পাঠোত্তর প্রতিফলন ও সারসংক্ষেপ অনুশীলন (Active Recall)
প্রতিবেদনটি পড়া শেষ করার পর মূল ভাবটি নিজের ভাষায় ২-৩ বাক্যে লিখুন। এটি বিসিএস লিখিত ও ভর্তি পরীক্ষার ফোকাস রাইটিংয়ে আপনার নিজের ভাষায় উত্তর লেখার সক্ষমতা বহু গুণ বাড়িয়ে দেবে।