striking back
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Expect Raman, whom City Hall opponents have long trashed as conflict-averse, to focus on a message of possibility and positivity while holding her ground and striking back — and hard — when necessary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
A three-set victory over Gauff showed all of Rybakina's resilience and ability to absorb a setback - coming from a set down and then being broken when serving for the match - before striking back.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Whopper is striking back in the burger wars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Van der Mescht was shown a second yellow card early in the second half, earning a 20-minute sin-binning, with South African Stefan Coetzee striking back for Newcastle.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
The alternative view, which I advocated, was that stay-at-homes allowed us to strike at the enemy while preventing him from striking back.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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