counterstroke

Example Sentences

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With the prospect looming of a Supreme Court dominated by Trump-appointed right-wing judges into the foreseeable future, an idea for a possible counterstroke has begun percolating among progressive political analysts and legal theorists: Expand the court from the current nine justices to provide for a more balanced, if not distinctly liberal, bench.

From Los Angeles Times

On Nov. 4, the counterstroke came from California Atty.

From Los Angeles Times

Amid a swell of controversy, backlash, confusion and threats, Sony Pictures broadly released "The Interview" online Wednesday — an unprecedented counterstroke against the hackers who spoiled the Christmas opening of the comedy depicting the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

From Chicago Tribune

Fights are fast and sometimes brutal: key to the art is landing a blow while preventing an opponent’s counterstroke.

From New York Times

The government has responded with its own counterstroke, dismissing 14 more high-ranking police officials as it continues to purge the state of those it believes are pushing the investigation, which Mr. Erdogan and his top party officials consider a plot.

From New York Times