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parry

[par-ee] / ˈpær i /


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The Japanese prime minister’s resilience in the face of Chinese pressure could also be instructive to so-called middle powers that are searching for a way to parry pressure from both China and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

“I’m not sure the financial industry can continue to parry this away without giving something up,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

The visitors then took the lead five minutes later as Centonze pounced on weak parry by Geronimo Rulli to open the scoring from close range.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

I know the jokes are supposed to sound like and how it’s supposed to hit and how we’re supposed to parry off of another statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

Bands of Redwall mice practiced at thrust and parry with staves.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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