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Adjective
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The interviewees were willing to talk openly and honestly about Trump covered by anonymity, a necessity to protect them from this fiercely thin-skinned and retributive president.
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And there’s no question that Israel was pursuing both a political agenda as well as retributive-justice agenda.
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That conflict sharply curtailed the region’s oil exports and saw several gulf countries take direct retaliatory Iranian missile and drone hits.
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In response, Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped his Ukrainian counterpart of Poland’s highest state honor, prompting retaliatory moves from Kyiv.
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“Retributory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retributory. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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