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retaliation

noun as in vengeance

noun as in revenge

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Kadiwala is one of dozens of American doctors and nurses who have worked in the Gaza Strip since 2023, when Israel began bombing the enclave in retaliation for the deadly Hamas attacks of Oct.

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Then, despite Newsom signing the law, the cardroom industry spent more than $3 million in the lead up to the November election in retaliation against four lawmakers who played key roles in the bill’s passage.

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"In retaliation for the air strikes by Pakistani forces", Taliban border forces in the east "engaged in heavy clashes against Pakistani forces' posts in various border areas", the Afghan military said in a statement.

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The base - home to the US military's headquarters for all air operations in the region - was attacked earlier this by Iran in retaliation for American strikes against its nuclear sites.

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At one point early in the conflict, he implied he would even consider nuclear retaliation against countries who sought to interfere in the invasion.

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

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