as in to retaliate
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The stakes are particularly high in Texas, where adding five Republican seats could significantly improve the party’s chances of maintaining control of Congress for the remainder of Trump’s term, if Democrats don’t retaliate to balance the scales.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025 -
After a delay, Iran retaliated with a barrage of missiles.—
Yossi Melman,
ProPublica,
7 Aug. 2025
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The assault prompted Trump to threaten to federalize Washington, D.C., calling for local minors and gang members over the age of 14 to be prosecuted as adults.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Several defendants being prosecuted on criminal charges in New Jersey have argued Habba was not lawfully appointed, and thus the indictments against them are invalid and should be dropped.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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As a leading English-language news platform, choosing to omit this story from the front pages of your publication implicates you in the mass deaths of Palestinians in Gaza, who are now entering their 22nd month of unrelenting attacks.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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While being questioned by authorities, Pierce implicated three of his friends: Forrest Welborn, Robert Springsteen, and Michael Scott, all of whom were under the age of 18 at the time.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Gamble’s order paves the way for The Onion to try yet again to purchase Infowars and its assets.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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His friends at Imperial implored him to keep trying to pursue his case in the U.S.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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Earlier this month, permission was granted for minor internal and external alterations at the property, PA reported, citing redacted planning applications lodged with the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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The World Economic Forum reports that on average, workers can expect that two-fifths (39%) of their existing skill sets will be transformed or become outdated over the 2025–2030 period.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Even after Stroud sued him in the fall of 2015, Hudnall would show up for soccer games.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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In June, Disney and Universal sued Midjourney for both uploading and downloading, since there was rampant and flagrant use of their characters by Midjourney users, which was encouraged by Midjourney’s website by hosting multiple examples of the characters being used in various settings.—
Schuyler Moore,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Recriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recriminate. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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