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counterblow

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Definition of counterblow

as in counter

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Noun

Roach works inside the pocket with an excellent chin and counters accurately.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Take a walk along Bearskin Neck and be sure to stop at the small galleries, jewelry studios, candy shops, and seafood counters before continuing to the breakwater.

— Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026

Definition of counter

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The old guard of the Democratic Party suffered another body blow when three socialist congressional candidates in New York with anti-Israel platforms swept to victory, lurching the party even further to the left.

— Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026
But for Sean Buchan, a co-owner of Cerebral Brewing, the Aurora phase could amount to a second economic body blow.

— John Aguilar, Denver Post, 11 May 2026

Definition of body blow

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Iran has been degraded by over 13,000 strikes, but has survived and reconstituted, rather than suffering a mortal blow.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
The woman, 41-year-old Ja’Marlette Hardy, bit one of the officers during the July 1 encounter, which led to the officer delivering a blow to her head.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Definition of blow

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This is the hook for Californians who brag that the state has the world’s fourth-largest economy.

— Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 July 2026
From the band’s home studio in Texas, Muñoz spoke with Variety about his obsession with iconic rock hooks, the secret to crafting adventurous accordion lines and the music legend who appears on Intocable’s latest album.

— Ernesto Lechner, Variety, 16 July 2026

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Video clips of Guarino performing the Endo One procedure — which involves repeatedly stabbing the skin with a thin, cylindrical rod, releasing a red laser — are posted regularly on his and EvoSkin’s Instagram accounts.

— Ella Moore July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Yeung Leung Chuen drew the film’s premise from a viral CCTV clip that circulated widely in Hong Kong, showing a market customer and a vendor escalating a minor physical collision into an all-out altercation.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 July 2026

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Pro tips The biggest mistake beginners make with pencil eyeliner is attempting to draw one flawless, uninterrupted stroke from the inner corner to the outer corner.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
In contrast, resistance training did not significantly affect stroke risk.

— Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026

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The audience is a sea of cowboy hats, dinner-plate-sized belt buckles, and snakeskin boots.

— Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
The organization had tightened its belt in recent years, stripping away some amenities and keeping departments on tight budgets to rebuild reserves.

— Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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