retaliations

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The moves follow a familiar pattern in U.S.-China negotiations of “limited escalations, symbolic retaliations, and carefully timed policy signals designed to probe the other side’s bottom line,” Gao said.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

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

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

Mr. Obama’s reference to secret and public retaliations hinted at what has since become standard procedure.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 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 Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson