countermove

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While it’s been hard for the press to keep up with every move and countermove, the swirl has certainly left the public in rapt attention—whether with delight or despair.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2025

An opponent can defeat even the most powerful pokémon with a well-timed countermove or by whittling down health through a status effect, ruining an hours-long run.

From The Verge • Aug. 5, 2022

“It was a smart move, a smart countermove on their part,” said Cat Brooks, executive director of The Justice Teams Network and co-founder of The Anti Police-Terror Project.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2019

Washington’s response — at least in the nuclear realm — also harks back to the Cold War era: a cycle of move and countermove.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2018

Between us and them it is a never-ending series of move and countermove, check and counter-check.

From Okewood of the Secret Service by Williams, Valentine