reprisal

Reviving prize law could be complemented by Congress’s issuing letters of marque and reprisal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

It is reprisal and revenge against a group that had the temerity to oppose hate wherever it originates.

From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026

However, Kani played Sam in the play’s 1983 South African premiere, adding an extra layer of meaning to his Geffen reprisal of the role.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026

After having lived through decades of war in their own country, and having escaped the possibility of reprisal and persecution there, the Afghan evacuees are now caught in another nightmare.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

The only ways in which I felt that my feelings could go outward without fear of rude rebuff or searing reprisal was in writing or reading, and to me they were ways of living.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

“But the combination of predictable U.S. reprisals and conditioning economic incentives on compliance could persuade Tehran not to overplay its hand.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Police in Nigeria have warned against reprisals targeting South African nationals or businesses following a wave of anti-migrant protests in South Africa.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists.

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

"The situation gets worse every year," one Palestinian shopkeeper told AFP, refusing to give his name for fear of reprisals.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

Although many more residents wanted to support Thorpe, they feared reprisals by the vindictive Oldham.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson