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counteroffensive

[kaun-ter-uh-fen-siv, kaun-ter-uh-fen-] / ˌkaʊn tər əˈfɛn sɪv, ˈkaʊn tər əˌfɛn- /




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He had previously won praise for defending Kyiv at the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, and for leading the successful counteroffensive east of Kharkiv in the autumn of that year.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

He added that the U.S. was expecting the counteroffensive would happen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

There wasn’t much time to launch a counteroffensive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

The EU pursues its trade counteroffensive with some economic wind at its back.

From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026

But Margo had given me a way of starting a counteroffensive.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green


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