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- noun Plural form of
retaliation .
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Examples
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In the process of imitation, each belligerent took care to pass at least a little beyond the precedent; and thus, beginning with a paper blockade of the northern coast of the continent by the British Government, the process advanced, by alternate "retaliations," to a British proclamation specifying the ports of the world to which American vessels were to be allowed to trade, stopping in England or its dependencies to pay taxes en route.
American Eloquence, Volume 1 Studies In American Political History (1896) Various 1899
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All past's crimes against humanity that were committed in the name of race and superiority / inferiority beliefs will be overtaken and archived in the great library of history only for memorial needs, and may be only for celebrations dates, anymore for cultural clashes and smooth "retaliations" and "writing-backs."
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The Zionists had a big hand in this with their so-called "retaliations".
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The Israelis 'painful retaliations against the Palestinians' incessant violent provocations finally convinced the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank that continued violence against Israel is self-destructive.
Alon Ben-Meir: Reconciling Israel's Security With Palestinian Statehood Alon Ben-Meir 2010
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The Israelis 'painful retaliations against the Palestinians' incessant violent provocations finally convinced the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank that continued violence against Israel is self-destructive.
Alon Ben-Meir: Reconciling Israel's Security With Palestinian Statehood Alon Ben-Meir 2010
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Mexico's Economy Minister Bruno Ferrari has warned that if the U.S. appeals and restrictions on imports of Mexican tuna are upheld, his government would consider trade retaliations.
U.S. to Appeal Dolphin-Safe Tuna Ruling Tom Barkley 2012
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And through it all moved the Iron Heel, impassive and deliberate, shaking up the whole fabric of the social structure in its search for the comrades, combing out the Mercenaries, the labor castes, and all its secret services, punishing without mercy and without malice, suffering in silence all retaliations that were made upon it, and filling the gaps in its fighting line as fast as they appeared.
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The Israelis 'painful retaliations against the Palestinians' incessant violent provocations finally convinced the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank that continued violence against Israel is self-destructive.
Alon Ben-Meir: Reconciling Israel's Security With Palestinian Statehood Alon Ben-Meir 2010
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In Europe, it has become a tool to wack foreign competitors to domestic companies without triggering trade retaliations (e.g. Microsoft, Honeywell).
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This doesn't just represent the squashing of 20 conflicts, but the actual disruption of 20 potential outbreaks; outbreaks that would each represent a chain of tit-for-tat retaliations and casualties for both sides.
Tio Hardiman: Searching for Peace Summit Tio Hardiman 2010
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