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Several EU nations including France have pushed for a "European equivalent of Section 301" -- the trade tool US President Donald Trump used to probe foreign practices Washington deems discriminatory, and retaliate with tariffs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

North Korea is known to retaliate against defectors and their families.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Saudi Arabia has chosen not to retaliate at this stage, its foreign ministry says, following a call from Iraq's prime minister.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

“We cannot accept what they’ve offered, and we will not give what they’ve asked,” Carney told reporters Saturday, vowing to retaliate with dollar-for-dollar tariffs on U.S. goods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Before I could climb out of the fountain to retaliate, she’d turned tail and sprinted toward home.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The damage to U.S. trade could deepen if Brazil retaliates by imposing additional tariffs on American imports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

As Iran retaliates against its oil-rich Gulf Arab neighbours, the benchmark price for a barrel of crude soared beyond $100 for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine four years ago.

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

Judge John Bates said the action against Jenner & Block likely violates constitutional protections because it retaliates against free speech and is discriminatory in nature, CNN reported.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2025

Starbucks has long denied it retaliates against workers organizing.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2023

“You don’t answer very many of them,” Bailey retaliates.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

She also contended that substantial FBI resources were diverted to such probes, and that she was retaliated against for questioning their legality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The pre-dawn strike came on the anniversary according to the Jewish calendar of the October 7, 2023 attack, the deadliest-ever day for Israel which retaliated with a devastating offensive in Gaza.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Grande’s stanbase quickly retaliated, saying that those commenting on her weight were bringing back body-shaming and tabloid-era hypercriticism.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

Oil prices continued to rise after the U.S. retaliated against surprise Iranian attacks earlier this week, further knocking hopes of a near-term reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

For this reason, when visitors tried to make advances to John he was sullen, and they, feeling that for some reason he disliked them, retaliated by deciding that he was a “funny” child.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

BGC previously told the BBC it had strong policies protecting whistleblowers and denied retaliating against him.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Employees, exhibitors, basic cable distributors and others could report concerns to the trustee or to the states, and the combined company would be barred from retaliating against them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Saudi Foreign Ministry said it would refrain from retaliating against the Iraqi militias at the request of Baghdad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

She alleged that all the Laredo officials involved in her arrest had violated her First Amendment rights and were retaliating against her over her earlier reporting.

From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2026

In that case, then, the way I’d talked about her slap on the elbow thing could be seen as a betrayal, and she might well then have felt justified retaliating as she had.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro