retaliations

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The cooling of tensions could draw U.S. investors back to Chinese stocks—after wariness about tit-for-tat retaliations between the two superpowers—and boost that market.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Mr Raghavan is alluding to two previous major retaliations by India in 2016 and 2019.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

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

But Lib matched them in a dozen ways with her good-humored retaliations; and many a tilt she had with William Pitt since we had arrived at the farm.

From Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad by Dale, Daphne