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monkey-wrenches

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mon⋅key-wrench

[muhng-kee-rench]
–verb (used with object)
1. to ruin (plans, a schedule, etc.) unavoidably or, sometimes, deliberately: The storm monkey-wrenched our plans for a picnic.
–verb (used without object)
2. to prevent, delay, or sabotage industrialization or development of wilderness areas, esp. through vandalism.

monkey-wrencher, noun
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