fights back
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Three months after state vets seized and killed hundreds of his sheep to stamp out an ongoing pox pandemic, Kostas Theofilou fights back tears as he gazes at his empty stable.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
The spreadsheet eventually fights back, and the spreadsheet always wins.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
And as Germans, because of our history, we have a democracy that fights back, that can defend itself.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025
She fights back by not being “what people expect. Why should I live up to other people's expectations instead of my own?”
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2024
Lee fights back tears as his men call out to him.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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