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countermoves

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variants or counter-moves

plural of countermove

as in moves

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Noun

McKinsey’s data says some of those moves can be difficult for certain workers.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
Because futures margin is only a fraction of a contract’s underlying value, relatively small price moves can produce outsize gains or losses.

— Bruce Blythe, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of moves

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The Chinese researchers chose the 1,064-nanometer wavelength partly because stealth aircraft have fewer dedicated countermeasures against active laser sensing.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
In the very near future, bad actors may be able to use AI to engineer viruses at home that are intentionally designed to evade human immunity and existing countermeasures.

— STEPHANIE PSAKI, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of countermeasures

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That could be especially useful for tasks that take several steps or require waiting on someone else.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Those steps are especially important just after sunrise and around sunset, when mosquitoes tend to be most active, researchers say.

— Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of steps

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After things go awry in the Congo, the family in The Poisonwood Bible dissolves readily.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
In some ways, things have changed considerably for Reid over the last year after the television adaptation of her 2019 novel, Heated Rivalry, became a cultural phenomena.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of things

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Democrat senators oppose the Republican proposal that shifts some SNAP cost to states.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Golden Goose is evolving into a platform where product shifts into experiences, and stores become collaborative spaces for self-expression.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

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