as in to retaliate
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Sharing the land with wolves means some farmers lose livestock when wolves eat them, and some farmers retaliate by killing wolves, not always legally.—
Olivia Ferrari,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025 -
New Delhi retaliated by launching airstrikes on Pakistan, the first such incursion into its territory since the 1971 war.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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Facebook messages helped prosecute Sarmad Dafar Prosecutors used Dafar’s Facebook messages as evidence in the case, according to the U.S. attorney's office.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Cronin and his team of agents hoped to persuade Chinese authorities to prosecute Guanghua and Fujing Zheng, a father and son who were the top suspects.—
Sebastian Rotella,
ProPublica,
23 Apr. 2025
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Unbeknownst to Gibbs, Dominguez falsely implicates herself in Hernandez's killing to convince her friend, Macy, to drop the case.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Netanyahu, who is on trial for a series of corruption charges, has not been directly implicated in the scandal.—
Natalie Melzer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Here's what to know about trying to get one in a pinch.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Netanyahu has tried to blame the failures on the army and security agencies and repeatedly resisted calls for an official state commission of inquiry that would look into the government decision-making as well.—
Natalie Melzer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Memphis reported that Memphis police said the shooting spree began just after noon Saturday, when officers responded to a report of a shooting.—
Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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The girl, 10-year-old Skylar Beach, was reported missing out of Hamlin, about 46 miles northwest of Abilene, according to officials searching for the girl.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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“Recriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recriminate. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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