as in to retaliate
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On Tuesday, the PDF retaliated by raiding positions held by the MNRA.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026 -
The committee granted the prize to Liu, and Beijing retaliated by imposing restrictions on Norwegian goods and cutting off diplomatic relations with Oslo for six years.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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Yet, on average, only about a dozen employers are prosecuted for hiring them.—
Federico Peña,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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This week, Edison disclosed that the Los Angeles County district attorney was investigating whether Edison should be criminally prosecuted for its actions in the fire.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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About 13% of the total federal civilian workforce is implicated.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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According to authorities, Santiago-Rosado was implicated as members of the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force and the Bridgeport Police Department investigated an open-air drug market that was operating in the area of Noble Avenue and Shelton Street in 2024.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 Feb. 2026
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On the night of the shooting, Neely tried to pull over Belt-Stubblefield for speeding and a possible DUI near East Sixth Avenue and Sable Boulevard.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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At the moment, members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel are seeking revenge against Mexico’s security forces and are also trying to assert their regional authority despite El Mencho’s death.—
Angélica Durán-Martínez,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2026
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Part of the reason Bragg didn’t know is that South Carolina doesn’t require hospitals to report admissions for measles, potentially obscuring the disease’s severity.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Variety has also recently reported that most WBD employees favor Netflix over Paramount as a potential buyer.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Over the years, Pearcy has given numerous different accounts of the crime — at times blaming Dailey and other times inculpating himself.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
13 Feb. 2012
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To reduce the burden of that litigation, the company is offering compensation to victims who give up their right to sue.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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McGrath said Tuesday the village and the plaintiffs of the police chase lawsuit joined together to hire an outside law firm to sue the insurers for acting in bad faith.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Recriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recriminate. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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