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retaliation

[ri-tal-ee-ay-shuhn] / rɪˌtæl iˈeɪ ʃən /




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Farzin Nadimi, an Iran-focused senior fellow with the Washington Institute, a U.S. think tank, said Tehran will also have to factor in the likelihood of U.S. and Israeli retaliation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Liguori added that at Google "people are scared of retaliation and putting their career at risk. You feel you are being watched, you can't speak."

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

They need to socialize a language of accountability that promotes rule of law, democracy, and due process while eschewing talk of retribution, retaliation, or political payback.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

Six months after the board heard their concerns, the three employees sued the organization for retaliation and wrongful termination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The train radio vomited upon Montag, in retaliation, a great ton-load of music made of tin, copper, silver, chromium, and brass.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

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

Mr Raghavan is alluding to two previous major retaliations by India in 2016 and 2019.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025

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

Moreover, wherever English traders sought to take the products of English industry, mostly woolen goods, they were met by handicaps—tariffs, Sound dues, monopolies, exclusions, retaliations, and even persecutions.

From Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making by Samuel Peter Orth


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