reprisal

Many people spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal from the administration.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

But in Bogota, some in the military and foreign diplomats have expressed fears that a return to hardline security policies could provoke reprisal attacks and return the country to a spiral of violence.

From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026

Reviving prize law could be complemented by Congress’s issuing letters of marque and reprisal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

After having lived through decades of war in their own country, and having escaped the possibility of reprisal and persecution there, the Afghan evacuees are now caught in another nightmare.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

I will repeat only one admonishment from a native of Maine, and I will not put a name to that person for fear of reprisal.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

But similar reprisals against high-level officials close to the Kremlin could backfire and arouse even more elite discontent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

County prosecutors who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

The statement did not specify what these reprisals would be.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Cubans who once feared government reprisals now criticize the country's leaders and have taken to banging pots and pans in regular nighttime protests.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Although many more residents wanted to support Thorpe, they feared reprisals by the vindictive Oldham.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson