reprisal

Many people spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal from the administration.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 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

“I still haven’t seen any proof that Tesla has been able to satisfy the requirements,” said a senior official at another EV manufacturer, who feared reprisal from state officials if they spoke out publicly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026

"When I saw the images, I was disgusted," she told AFP, declining to share her full name for fear of reprisal.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

I will repeat only one admonishment from a native of Maine, and I will not put a name to that person for fear of reprisal.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

The statement did not specify what these reprisals would be.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Yunes said the siblings, who both have a genetic eye condition and asked not to use their family name for fear of reprisals, spent 18 months in Egypt before travelling to Europe.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

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

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

The source spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals from the bench.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

They also keep a close eye on possible economic reprisals from the Councils and the Klans, plus other superpatriotic groups who bring pressures to bear on the newspapers’ advertisers.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin