retaliated

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Police Department retaliated against four officers who attempted to raise concerns about unsafe working conditions at a firearms training facility.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

It dropped another 6% the following day, after China retaliated with tariffs of its own.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Iran retaliated by targeting key infrastructure across the Middle East.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Iran retaliated with two attacks on a major gas hub in Qatar and a missile barrage fired at the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as the war entered a new phase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Just before the sail came down, a squall hit Rena, and she retaliated by whipping her boom savagely across the hull.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey