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reprisal

[ri-prahy-zuhl] / rɪˈpraɪ zəl /


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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

La Fortaleza's residents refused to discuss the conflict out of fear of reprisal.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Many were granted anonymity due to fears of reprisal.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

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




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