retaliations

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The cooling of tensions could draw U.S. investors back to Chinese stocks—after wariness about tit-for-tat retaliations between the two superpowers—and boost that market.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Chastain got into both of them at different points, leading to a series of on-track retaliations.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2022

The agreement — which still needs to be finalized — comes after years of diplomatic tit-for-tat retaliations that have left the embassy badly understaffed, down from 1,200 personnel five years ago to just 120 now.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2021

Analysts warn Australia will probably face more economic retaliations from its biggest trading partner.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2021

Let us not try to make small retaliations and reprisals here and there.

From New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? by Various