counterattack

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Gomina in turn called the quick-reaction force, or QRF, an elite unit on standby for emergencies, to order a counterattack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

That prior low produced a bullish counterattack candle, followed just two sessions later by a positive engulfing candle.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Either way, deterrence theory calls for a swift counterattack against the ocean.

From Slate • May 8, 2025

Panama took a defensive posture from the start, playing with a five-man back line and crowding the midfield with four more, generating what little offense it produced on the counterattack.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025

During a counterattack in May 1536 an Inka army used these missiles to burn Spanish-occupied Qosqo to the ground.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann