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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
retaliate .
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Examples
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While Suou is pulling the trigger, Yin retaliates by breaking the necklace that Suou is wearing.
Darker than Black season 2 – ep 12 [FINALE] « Undercover 2010
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Bad luck for the GOP, I guess, but it's like football: The player who retaliates is the one who gets noticed and draws the flag.
Who's biased? David 2007
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That's another post for another day -- the bizarre section 14 of the Canadian Human Rights Act that states that anyone who "retaliates" against a complainant like Warman is liable to pay tens of thousands of dollars more in fines.
A day in the life of Canada's kangaroo court - Ezra Levant 2008
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That's another post for another day -- the bizarre section 14 of the Canadian Human Rights Act that states that anyone who "retaliates" against a complainant like Warman is liable to pay tens of thousands of dollars more in fines.
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Regardless of whether the rest of the world retaliates which is frankly doubtful, he will have killed millions of Jews.
Maybe if We Just Called it "Arms Proliferation Prevention" . . . « Lean Left 2007
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Roman Polanski warned by prosecutors in rape trial that he must appear in court Libya 'retaliates' after Swiss charge Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's son Hannibal
Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009
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The big question is if Israel decides to “go it alone” like Bush did in Iraq in the face of widespread global opposition, will we then rush to their aid in the wake of the inevitable backlash when the Muslim world retaliates, or will we tell them, “You made your bed, now sleep in it” the way to world told Bush after he invaded Iraq against their advice?
Think Progress » Krauthammer Contradicts Bolton’s Iran Warmongering: An Attack ‘May Be Ineffective’ 2010
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When humans try to shut it down, it retaliates by consolidating the world's military power and launches nukes on all major cities in an event dubbed Judgment Day.
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U.S. retaliates with rocket attacks on Gadhafi's residence, other targets; reports say 45-60 people killed.
A timeline of Gadhafi's Libya, from riches to rebellion 2011
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The big question is if Israel decides to “go it alone” like Bush did in Iraq in the face of widespread global opposition, will we then rush to their aid in the wake of the inevitable backlash when the Muslim world retaliates, or will we tell them, “You made your bed, now sleep in it” the way to world told Bush after he invaded Iraq against their advice?
Think Progress » Krauthammer Contradicts Bolton’s Iran Warmongering: An Attack ‘May Be Ineffective’ 2010
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