as in to retaliate
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Within hours, Iran retaliated, striking back at the US and Israel’s allies in the region, including the United Arab Emirates.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Benn’s antics draw fine While the Wild have generally kept their cool and refused to retaliate at some of the on-ice malfeasance perpetrated by Stars forward Jamie Benn over the course of five games, the NHL apparently has had enough of his antics.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 Apr. 2026
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During the meeting, Trustee Robert Glass pushed back against Bowman’s legal concerns, saying Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul had already declined to prosecute anyone over any funding issues, and the township’s legal liability is minimal.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Healey and Campbell have both publicly expressed support for using information collected through the portal to prosecute federal agents conducting immigration enforcement operations in Massachusetts.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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Some of its members and those of some of its sister organizations have been implicated in – or accused of - instigating attacks against India's Muslim and Christian minorities.—
Rob Schmitz,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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They were charged after Lorenz, then under arrest for another crime in Iowa, confessed to murdering Meindl and implicated Pugh.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Russia is trying to punish Ukraine on the battlefield.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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When Andrei Vasilevskiy tried to poke the puck away, Bolduc had moved so deep into the crease area that the puck went off him and into the net for his first career playoff goal.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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While most of the big names have already reported results, earnings season continues next week, with 121 companies in the S & P 500 on the docket to post earnings.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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Police said the victim sustained visible injuries to his hand and reported additional pain and possible scrapes to his shin.—
Stepheny Price , Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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Over the years, Pearcy has given numerous different accounts of the crime — at times blaming Dailey and other times inculpating himself.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
13 Feb. 2012
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The issue is whether the fact that the EPA, which regulates pesticides and has not required a warning label like that, whether that means that John can or cannot sue in state court.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Trump has also failed to successfully sue a number of opponents, from Hillary Clinton to the DNC, the New York Times to CNN.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Recriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recriminate. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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