counterattack
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Gomina in turn called the quick-reaction force, or QRF, an elite unit on standby for emergencies, to order a counterattack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
KHARKIV, Ukraine—A Ukrainian counterattack in the country’s southeast is chipping away at Russian advances there and demonstrating that Kyiv’s forces have got plenty of fight left as Moscow’s invasion stretches into a fifth year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
Markets appeared unconvinced that Equifax’s counterattack is a true game-changer.
From Barron's • Oct. 8, 2025
Dilrosun doubled the lead with his second MLS goal on a counterattack five minutes later.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2025
The attackers didn’t follow us far enough, so we regrouped again and the lieutenant said we had to counterattack immediately so that we could follow the attackers.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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