counterattack

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Following the collapse of talks, Lululemon launched a counterattack, urging shareholders to reject Wilson’s nominees and instead vote for its own slate, which it called “vastly superior to Wilson’s.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

On the other hand, if the goal was regime change, a Hormuz counterattack would certainly have been anticipated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

It also filled a gap from April 22, shortly after back to back bottoming bullish counterattack and engulfing candles on April 7 and 9.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

They have come to understand that a full-frontal counterattack is likely to bear fruit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

Facing the danger that the Tribune’s suggestions might take hold, Ida Wells-Barnett mounted a counterattack, bringing together powerful white friends who were able to stop the segregationists’ momentum.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield