as in to retaliate
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Moreover, China would likely retaliate with a tax on U.S.-built aircraft, hurting the U.S. aerospace industry and its workers.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025 -
Trump announced the Yemen ceasefire only hours after Israel retaliated against a Houthi missile attack that successfully struck its main airport outside Tel Aviv.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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That's extremely common among these cases, said University of Idaho law professor Benji Cover, who wrote a paper about people, including noncitizens, misunderstanding election rules and being prosecuted in recent decades.—
Miles Parks,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division told the Washington Examiner that the case will be prosecuted by the 13th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2025
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Several other defendants implicated in the scheme, including buyers and resellers, have also entered guilty pleas in related cases.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
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However, police body camera footage showed that the driver never described anything about the crash and never implicated the woman, according to the complaint.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 May 2025
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Two years later, he was tried again and found guilty of felony murder and second-degree kidnapping.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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The festival’s Un Certain Regard section featured two films by young actors trying their hand at directing full-length features for the first time.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Lovato paired it with a long cathedral-style veil, which Vogue reported was made from ivory tulle.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Mednick and Magdy write for the Associated Press and reported from Tel Aviv and Cairo, respectively.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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“Recriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recriminate. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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