retaliate
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"I am going to call Bibi right now and tell him not to retaliate," Trump told Axios, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to retaliate.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
He ordered the Russian military to prepare its "proposals" on how to retaliate.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
But the officials said Saudi Arabia has warned Iran might retaliate by closing the Bab al-Mandeb—a Red Sea chokepoint crucial for the kingdom’s remaining oil exports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
His immediate instinct was to retaliate against the North Vietnamese, but he held back.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
Vocabulary lists containing retaliate
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