retaliations
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The moves follow a familiar pattern in U.S.-China negotiations of “limited escalations, symbolic retaliations, and carefully timed policy signals designed to probe the other side’s bottom line,” Gao said.
From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025
And despite consistently pushing forward against a slick counter-striker in Adesanya, Strickland was able to avoid the majority of the champion's retaliations.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2023
Chastain got into both of them at different points, leading to a series of on-track retaliations.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2022
She and most people I interviewed for this column asked for anonymity, because private enterprises are easy and vulnerable targets for government retaliations.
From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2022
It is needless to add that there were retaliations: how could it be otherwise?
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne
