countermeasure

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Recent Examples of countermeasure These countermeasures include charging special fees on their vessels when calling at Chinese ports and prohibiting and limiting vessel port access in China. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025 The program includes Khibiny-M electronic warfare systems to enhance defensive and countermeasure capabilities. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately protested South Africa's efforts in July, accusing South Africa of suppressing Taiwan and promising countermeasures if South Africa refused to consult with Taiwan on the embassy relocation. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025 The following year, legislation was passed formally designating these problems as matters of national concern and obligating local governments to implement countermeasures. Gil Press, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for countermeasure
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Noun
  • For their part, Max and Christian fight before docking and exchange some F-bombs on the bow just for good measure.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
  • And a fourth-quarter catch-and-run from tight end Theo Johnson — on a pass that popped into the air off the hands of Wan’Dale Robinson — perfectly summed up the day, as Johnson put rookie corner Jahdae Barron in the turf for good measure.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Smokeless tobacco is considered anything from snuff, snus, chewing tobacco, moist snuff and any other tobacco intended to be used or consumed by any means.
    Dana Afana, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The administration has argued its work is a long-overdue means of rooting out waste, fraud and abuse.
    Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Using Gemini in the Galaxy XR headset feels like a bigger shift toward using AI to get things done that may have previously required multiple steps or more than one app.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Many sites remain physically open, but the combination of high visitation and reduced services shifts environmental and financial costs into the future.
    Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This act would make daylight saving time permanent and end the bi-annual tradition of changing the clocks.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The film’s tonal balancing act — mixing absurdist humor with Anderson’s trademark intensity — seemed obviously comedic to casual awards observers, and the filmmakers, along with studio awards strategists, felt similarly.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of using her platform to argue with her detractors, Reese made a countermove that simultaneously shored up her own brand by amplifying her commitment to societal change, and invalidated the critique.
    Timeka Tounsel, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Trading for Suárez, then, would eventually require an undesirable countermove, such as putting Kyle Schwarber back in left field.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
Noun
  • That is the doing of CEO Robin Vince.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Hutch, who had taught Julia the art of visualization, had told her that the nature of anything, including cognition, was best understood in the doing.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Around 40 minutes later, Carreras is once again on the move before Pedri’s pass reaches Yamal to close him down.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The 2028 Olympics Earlier this year, Archer Aviation became the exclusive air taxi partner for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, a move Goldstein hopes will demonstrate Midnight’s capabilities on a global stage.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the thought processes are cool, the way guys maneuver the game is cool.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The book also delves into his creative process as well as Dando’s Forrest Gump-like relationships with assorted celebrities (Johnny Depp, Kate Moss, Milla Jovovich, Elizabeth Moses and others) and a non-relationship with Courtney Love, despite, Dando writes, her attempts otherwise.
    Gary Graff, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Countermeasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermeasure. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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