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The climate of fear has made families more reluctant than ever to complain about unsafe working conditions, concerned that employers will retaliate.

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Following his whistleblower complaint in August, Borges filed in early November a prohibited-personnel-practices complaint against the Social Security Administration that alleged that he was retaliated against for blowing the whistle.

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Ramsey retaliated by throwing a punch at Chase and was ejected.

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But, Bessent warned, if Beijing balks, the United States has "lots of levers" to retaliate.

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Its threats ramped up during the 12-day conflict with Israel in June - during which Israel and United States carried out a bombing campaign on Iran's nuclear facilities, and Iran retaliated by striking Israel.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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