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countermoves

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variants or counter-moves

plural of countermove

as in moves

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But in an era when only six of the 20 teams spent under £100million this summer, those bargain-basement deals have given way to big-money moves.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
That was the year, after going all-in with blockbuster moves before and late in the season, the Rams won Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of moves

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Israel announces countermeasures Opponents including Britain's opposition Conservative Party warned the move could isolate Israel.

— Lauren Frayer, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026
By keeping sanctions and countermeasures relatively limited, Beijing and Washington have avoided dangerous escalation and kept the relationship moving forward.

— Da Wei, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of countermeasures

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Astaire’s dance steps are always directional, carrying him somewhere and toward something—the girl, the boat, the park bench.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
The four plaintiffs argued that the city failed to take steps to prevent further lead from entering the water supply and gave residents false assurance that the water was safe.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of steps

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Not one person, not one thing, but cycles of cumulative, relational and shared actions that are equal parts remarkable and common.

— Supriya Lopez Pillai, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Hoskins already faces scrutiny for his actions in Missouri's congressional redistricting saga.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of actions

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Erin then complains about her daughter and drones on about all sorts of things that no one can even pretend to care about.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
These were pretty innocuous in the grand scheme of things, but were hanging as a PR headache for Ferrari heading to its home race.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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