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1. On Wednesday, Facebook revealed that hundreds of Russia-based accounts had run anti-Hillary Clinton ads precisely aimed at Facebook users whose demographic profiles implied a vulnerability to political propaganda.
Precisely = tepat
adverbia
- tepat = right, just, exactly, precisely, directly, properly
- justru = precisely, exactly
- persis = exactly, just, precisely, right, flat, to the letter
- tepat sekali = precisely
2. On Wednesday, Facebook revealed that hundreds of Russia-based accounts had run anti-Hillary Clinton ads precisely aimed at Facebook users whose demographic profiles implied a vulnerability to political propaganda.
implied = tersirat
nomina
- sisipan = insertion, insert, inset, infix, implied
3. The audacity of a hostile foreign power trying to influence American voters rightly troubles us.
audacity = keberanian
nomina
- keberanian = courage, bravery, nerve, guts, boldness, audacity
- kekurangajaran = brashness, impertinence, impudence, sass, audacity, effrontery
- kelancangan = impudence, effrontery, sass, presumption, forwardness, audacity
- kegalakan = ferocity, gruffness, fierceness, audacity
4. The majority of the Facebook ads did not directly mention a presidential candidate, according to Alex Stamos, head of security at Facebook, but “appeared to focus on amplifying divisive social and political messages across the ideological spectrum — touching on topics from L.G.B.T. matters to race issues to immigration to gun rights.”
amplifying = menguatkan
verba
- memperkuat = strengthen, reinforce, amplify, substantiate, confirm, invigorate
- menguatkan = reinforce, confirm, corroborate, amplify, toughen, affirm
- menjelaskan = explain, clarify, account, define, elucidate, illustrate
- memperkeras = harden, strengthen, stiffen, amplify, tighten
- mengeraskan = harden, braze, solidify, turn up, stiffen, amplify
- memperkeraskan = harden, stiffen, strengthen, amplify, tighten
5. The majority of the Facebook ads did not directly mention a presidential candidate, according to Alex Stamos, head of security at Facebook, but “appeared to focus on amplifying divisive social and political messages across the ideological spectrum — touching on topics from L.G.B.T. matters to race issues to immigration to gun rights.”
spectrum
nomina
- spektrums = pectrum
- gambaran = picture, description, image, idea, illustration, spectrum
- hantu = ghost, phantom, specter, spirit, apparition, spectrum
- momok = specter, scourge, bugbear, bugaboo, phantom, spectrum
6. he ads — about 3,000 placed by 470 accounts and pages spending about $100,000 — were what the advertising industry calls “dark posts,” seen only by a very specific audience, obscured by the flow of posts within a Facebook News Feed and ephemeral.
obscured = dikaburkan
verba
- mengaburkan = obscure, blur, fog, dim out, blind
- menggelapkan = darken, embezzle, obscure, tamper, becloud, cloud
- menghalang-halangi = obscure, cut off, clog
7. he ads — about 3,000 placed by 470 accounts and pages spending about $100,000 — were what the advertising industry calls “dark posts,” seen only by a very specific audience, obscured by the flow of posts within a Facebook News Feed and ephemeral.
ephemeral = tdk kekal
adjektiva
- tdk kekal = ephemeral, transitory
- yg berlangsung sebentar saja = ephemeral
- yg lekas berlalu = ephemeral
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Source: The New York Times
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