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Recent Examples of parry
For the most part, the primary loop is to find enemy officials, dodge or parry their attacks, and slowly chip away at their stance meter (essentially a gauge of their defensive stamina) to leave them vulnerable to a strong attack.
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Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
Indy can pick up pretty much anything from broomsticks to batons to protect himself and can engage in a relatively complex version of POV fisticuffs that allows players to block, parry, and punch with either hand.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Hochman, who is running as an independent, has largely eschewed partisan politics in the race other than to parry Gascón’s barbs and focused most of his ad spending on public safety.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Zoom out: Even before Stefanik's nomination was pulled, Jeffries was citing Florida polling and an upset GOP loss in a Pennsylvania state Senate district that Trump won by 15 points to parry questions about Democrats' own troubles.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
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Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
Indy can pick up pretty much anything from broomsticks to batons to protect himself and can engage in a relatively complex version of POV fisticuffs that allows players to block, parry, and punch with either hand.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Hochman, who is running as an independent, has largely eschewed partisan politics in the race other than to parry Gascón’s barbs and focused most of his ad spending on public safety.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Zoom out: Even before Stefanik's nomination was pulled, Jeffries was citing Florida polling and an upset GOP loss in a Pennsylvania state Senate district that Trump won by 15 points to parry questions about Democrats' own troubles.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
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The key benefits of integration include: • Enhanced Threat Detection: By unifying security tools, organizations can achieve a holistic view of their threat landscape, enabling the identification of sophisticated attacks that might evade stand-alone systems.—
Bob Kruse,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Behind the Tigers’ strong start is Gleyber Torres’ subtle leadership Cade Cunningham, Pistons can’t escape growing pains that come with NBA playoffs Colton Pouncy is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Detroit Lions.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Tesla needs Musk's technical brilliance but can't escape the collateral damage of his polarizing public persona.—
Allen Adamson,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Until the masses adopt it, fraudsters can simply avoid platforms that require World ID and continue doing business as usual.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The apps could then avoid the 30 percent commission that Apple charges in its App Store and potentially charge less for services.—
Tripp Mickle,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The type of success that makes roster building challenging but the type of success that has long eluded the Bears.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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And 2026 will likely prove to be the last opportunity for Cristiano Ronaldo to get his hands on the only major trophy that has eluded him.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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The days of dodging class or suffering from a lack of motivation appear to be a thing of the past at Alpha School, a private pre-K through eighth grade institution that utilizes personalized artificial intelligence to teach an entire day of core academic lessons in just two hours.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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After parents got wise to '90s kids dodging age gates, pressure predictably mounted on Adult Check to solve the problem, despite Adult Check consistently admitting that its system wasn't foolproof.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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Niederreiter scored his first goal of the series, too, deflecting Dylan Samberg’s point shot, and then Appleton and Niederreiter combined to get Adam Lowry an empty net goal to make it 5-2 with 3:13 left in the game.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The president, however, deflected blame from the weak figures reflected in the first economic report card of his second term.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Parry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parry. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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