retributory

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Recent Examples of retributory As Afghanistan's once-again rulers, the Taliban would refrain from retributory violence and respect women's rights - at least so far as Islam allows. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2021
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Adjective
  • Read a list of Trump’s other retributive actions here.
    Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The Trump administration’s retributive style complicates those questions.
    Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025

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“Retributory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retributory. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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