retaliation
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He said that Canada was also maintaining its "prolonged retaliation" against the United States, including prohibitions on certain American goods and services.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The decision to drop Sinclair for Gray in St. Louis wasn’t in response to retaliation for last year’s Kimmel episode, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Among its other top stories, the paper says Vladimir Putin has threatened to seize British ships in retaliation for a European crackdown on Russia's shadow fleet.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Streever has alleged DHS’ behavior is retaliation for protected speech and will have a chilling effect on the public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Although my parents were unhappy about the arrangement, they didn't dare question it for fear of retaliation by those in charge.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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The cooling of tensions could draw U.S. investors back to Chinese stocks—after wariness about tit-for-tat retaliations between the two superpowers—and boost that market.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
And despite consistently pushing forward against a slick counter-striker in Adesanya, Strickland was able to avoid the majority of the champion's retaliations.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2023
Chastain got into both of them at different points, leading to a series of on-track retaliations.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2022
The agreement — which still needs to be finalized — comes after years of diplomatic tit-for-tat retaliations that have left the embassy badly understaffed, down from 1,200 personnel five years ago to just 120 now.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2021
In his watery little eyes and his protruding, childish lip, I read the story of fruitless excesses and of vain retaliations.
From The Romance of a Plain Man by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
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