retaliation

After seizing the Professor Molchanov, they feared that keeping dozens of Russians stranded in Barentsburg could prompt retaliation from Moscow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

They need to socialize a language of accountability that promotes rule of law, democracy, and due process while eschewing talk of retribution, retaliation, or political payback.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

Six months after the board heard their concerns, the three employees sued the organization for retaliation and wrongful termination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

“With Riyadh promising retaliation and Washington weighing direct intervention, further airstrikes risk fueling another cycle of escalation rather than bringing the attacks to an end,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

I can see, for instance, how she might have felt I had been the one to first violate an understanding, and that her little dig had just been a retaliation.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

The moves follow a familiar pattern in U.S.-China negotiations of “limited escalations, symbolic retaliations, and carefully timed policy signals designed to probe the other side’s bottom line,” Gao said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025

And despite consistently pushing forward against a slick counter-striker in Adesanya, Strickland was able to avoid the majority of the champion's retaliations.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2023

She and most people I interviewed for this column asked for anonymity, because private enterprises are easy and vulnerable targets for government retaliations.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2022

The agreement — which still needs to be finalized — comes after years of diplomatic tit-for-tat retaliations that have left the embassy badly understaffed, down from 1,200 personnel five years ago to just 120 now.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2021

But the pessimistic Ptolemy was right there with another of his gloom-casting retaliations.

From Our Next-Door Neighbors by Belle Kanaris Maniates