retaliation
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Tehran has long promised retaliation if the U.S. resumes attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
"We also have dedicated channels for employees to safely raise any concerns - ranging from business ethics to misconduct - and have strict workplace policies in place to prevent retaliation of any kind."
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
They need to socialize a language of accountability that promotes rule of law, democracy, and due process while eschewing talk of retribution, retaliation, or political payback.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026
Six months after the board heard their concerns, the three employees sued the organization for retaliation and wrongful termination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
What strength had I to dart retaliation at my antagonist?
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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The moves follow a familiar pattern in U.S.-China negotiations of “limited escalations, symbolic retaliations, and carefully timed policy signals designed to probe the other side’s bottom line,” Gao said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
Mr Raghavan is alluding to two previous major retaliations by India in 2016 and 2019.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025
She and most people I interviewed for this column asked for anonymity, because private enterprises are easy and vulnerable targets for government retaliations.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
Experts say that the war-fighting plans in general go from warning shots to single strikes to multiple retaliations and that the hardest question is whether there are reliable ways to prevent a conflict from escalating.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
And does he still follow under the ocean those frightful retaliations?
From Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne
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