avenge
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The Patriots got a second chance to avenge their earlier loss to Marquez via penalty kicks when semifinalists Marquez and South East were removed from the playoffs for using an ineligible player.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
However, Rybakina won five successive games before completing a 6-4 4-6 6-4 victory to avenge her loss to two-time winner Sabalenka in the 2023 final.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
It is also a chance for the Broncos to avenge last year's devastating 31-7 playoff loss in Buffalo.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
All you needed to see was Friday night in Georgia, where the Hoosiers made foie gras from a fifth-ranked Ducks team vowing to avenge a regular season loss.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
Jon did not want to risk Ser Malegom or Ser Brus or any of the queen’s other knights trying to avenge him.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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