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But the plaintiffs’ concerns were ignored and, in 2019, the department retaliated by starting Internal Affairs investigations and imposing a series of negative work actions against the officers, including demotions, removals from specialized assignments and involuntary transfers, suit stated.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026 -
But Iran retaliated by firing on three ships from other countries and seizing two of them.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Residents who stayed at hotels during the evacuation will be reimbursed for the costs, according to the councilman, who said that his office was coordinating compensation with CPS Energy.—
Annasofia Scheve,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Apr. 2026
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It’s reimbursed by Medicare, yet most people have never heard of it.—
Ken Dychtwald,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Bruins avenged their only loss of the season and redeemed themselves after last season’s lopsided Final Four loss to Connecticut.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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Payton Pritchard added 28-6-6 on 10-of-20 shooting as the Celtics avenged their 29-point home loss to Charlotte on March 4.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Ticketmaster will put a $1 temporary hold on a credit or debit card with the request and will be refunded.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Businesses might finally see some tariff money refunded to them.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Got back (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20back%20%28at%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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