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

Upon entering a cavernous room, its barely lit cobblestones reflecting a sickly green, you are charged by a towering beast that can be overcome only through a punishing sequence of precise dodges and parrying.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024

She was witty and had razor-sharp quips, parrying every attempt at deeper connection with playful defiance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

With practiced steps, she twirls the sword through the air in graceful arcs, thrusting and parrying against an invisible foe.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray