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counterblows

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variants or counter-blows

plural of counterblow

as in counterstrokes

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The team’s coaches and players agreed to use their downtime to relearn the team’s defensive principles and to implement effective counters, such as a zone defense.

— John W. Davis, Oc Register, 5 July 2026
That decrease in crowd size didn't seem to affect business too negatively, as lines for indoor and window counters extended out the door and around the building throughout the morning.

— Nolan Rogalski, The Providence Journal, 5 July 2026

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Holloway, even a Holloway who is nearing the end of his career with a somewhat suspect chin and ability to absorb heavy blows, wins this fight more times than not.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Rolling with the punches, though, is harder when the blows keep landing on the starting rotation.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 7 July 2026

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Wor$t Girl embraces dirt and dark thoughts alongside abrasive tones, giving its euphoric hooks weight, as though a wild night out is almost crucial to the artist’s well-being.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Home plate umpire and crew chief Doug Eddings issued the hooks after José Caballero was caught stealing second on a bang-bang, strike-em-out, throw-em-out double play.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026

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But the Azteca started to change that, with that long second half rearguard, the deep 5-3-1, those endless headers and blocks and punches.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Still, no punches thrown from his direction on the way out, beyond the social-media trail that seemingly precipitated the Friday fracas with Adebayo.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026

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The apparel company, founded in 2011 by entrepreneur Guillaume Gibault to promote textiles made in France, has since expanded beyond men’s underwear to include women’s undergarments, T-shirts, socks, swimwear, and other clothing.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 14 July 2026
This time, volunteers received an entire tracksuit, including short and long pants, right down to shoes and socks.

— Eric Nager, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026

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