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counterplan

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as in counterstrategy

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Recent Examples of counterplan Trump’s 15-point-counterplan is equally maximalist, demanding a rollback of Iran’s nuclear program and the end of their funding proxies, according to Israel Channel 12. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026

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Noun

If the roaches always chose the exact same angle of escape, predators might devise a counterstrategy, Branco points out.

— Tom Siegfried, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2023
But the government came up with a brutally clever counterstrategy.

— Annia Ciezadlo, Wired, 3 Nov. 2021

Definition of counterstrategy

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The measure orders the Department of Finance to develop proposals to require California’s largest corporations to help pay for employees’ Medi-Cal coverage and submit them to lawmakers by March 1, 2027.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
By midday Thursday, the Federal Register logged nearly 100,000 comments about the proposal, many of them expressing concern.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of proposal

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Morocco had more talent than Paraguay, more menacing technique and tactics, and, presumably, could mount more dangerous counterattacks.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
Holograms replace layers The printing process is based on photolithography, a manufacturing technique widely used to fabricate semiconductor chips.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of technique

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Nester also called into question the security protocols surrounding the event, asking Bagley about how many officers were assigned and other preparations.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
The new protocols posted last month to IDOC’s website for the first time laid out in detail how the state plans to conduct firing squad executions.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026

Definition of protocol

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In the months after two fatal shootings in Minnesota sparked a fierce backlash, the number of immigration arrests across the country fell and ICE appeared to recalibrate its tactics.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
The president’s tactic came after Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who voted against the president in the ruling, noted that Congress reserves the right to pass legislation changing the law.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026

Definition of tactic

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Making the final means the Huskies could be very good this fall.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Workers and advocates say losing those employees will cost the airport knowledgeable workers and leave their families without means to support themselves.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026

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