retaliation
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However, those moves have yet to provoke widespread retaliation, nor have other countries yet raised their tariffs on non-U.S. imports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The law firm hired by the national union investigated Regan’s claim of retaliation but found the allegation could not be substantiated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
In a separate interview with Canadian broadcaster CBC, Greer cautioned against retaliation and suggested the US might hit back by banning the import of some Canadian products.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Iran subsequently claimed it targeted three oil tankers and several U.S.-linked vessels in the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
He said that Germany was firing back in retaliation.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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The cooling of tensions could draw U.S. investors back to Chinese stocks—after wariness about tit-for-tat retaliations between the two superpowers—and boost that market.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Mr Raghavan is alluding to two previous major retaliations by India in 2016 and 2019.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025
American forces have at times mounted retaliations, but in limited fashion to avoid instigating a full-fledged conflict.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
Chastain got into both of them at different points, leading to a series of on-track retaliations.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2022
It would prevent interstate tariffs and trade jealousies; it would enable Congress to protect American manufactures and to break down, by appropriate retaliations, foreign discriminations against American commerce.
From History of the United States by Charles A. (Charles Austin) Beard
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