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strike back



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Performers strike back at the “Marty Supreme” actor for saying “no one cares” about their art forms.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 9, 2026

Nvidia may now look to strike back with hardware announcements at its own GTC conference this month.

From Barron's Mar. 4, 2026

Beijing is considering ways to strike back against any tariffs reimposed under new legal authority—a situation that could bring an abrupt end to a fragile China-U.S. detente.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

He questioned why the BMA hadn't taken up his offer of pushing the strike back to January "if they wanted to just give me a kicking".

From BBC Dec. 13, 2025

Every reflex inside said to strike back, but I didn’t.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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