counteraction

Example Sentences

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Before delving further into the consequences of a debt ceiling standoff and the possibly counteractions, let’s once again review what the thing is.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2023

Choe said the three countries' recent joint military drills failed to rein in the North but rather aggravated their own security crisis, and such moves would bring its "fiercer counteractions."

From Reuters • Nov. 17, 2022

And then, when confronted with resistance, it will have to be able to imagine counteractions and want to carry them out.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2016

If you really believe this, then there is no need for forceful, potentially risky U.S. counteractions.

From Washington Post

It is less liable to occasional counteractions from impulses of honor, humanity, or regard to reputation.

From The Growth of Thought As Affecting the Progress of Society by Withington, William