parrying

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Fifty minutes into her deposition, after parrying questions and defending herself against the court's doubts, Mamta's composure faltered for the first time.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

Unlike commercial antibiotics, phages evolve alongside their bacterial hosts, dodging and parrying the bacterial response so that for every pathogen, there’s likely a bacteriophage, somewhere, that eats it.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2024

Sels kept Strasbourg in the game by parrying a powerful strike from Lionel Messi in the 89th.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2022

In “Sifu,” as has been the trend since the “Dark Souls” games have risen in popularity, a key strategy is to put a large emphasis on defense and parrying moves.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2022

We had been parrying the enemy’s attacks for too long.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela