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The Israeli counterassault over the last few days has killed at least 31 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip including seven children and four women, according to the U.N. humanitarian office.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
12 May 2023 -
The 77-minute siege ended with a counterassault led by a SWAT team from the US Border Patrol.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2023
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However, if Iran is successful in a counterattack, Israel would likely strike back with even greater force, and other countries may decide to get involved.—
Mike Patton,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Russia, meanwhile, is expected to launch a counterattack against Ukraine, a plan Trump confirmed on Wednesday after speaking by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
4 June 2025
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Try supplements: Certain supplements, such as Riboflavin and CoQ10, can help reduce the frequency and severity of attacks.—
Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2025
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President Donald Trump has reinstated and expanded a travel ban targeting citizens from 12 countries, citing national security concerns following a recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Both countries also worked together to draft plans for military actions, including counteroffensives in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions, The New York Times added, citing interviews with officials from the U.S. and allied countries.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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That rhetoric softened again when Ukraine's next counteroffensive, in the summer of 2023, got mired in minefields and faltered.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Three police officers shot in what appears to be a surprise ambush at the scene of a grisly murder.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Osorio-Ortiz’s arrest warrant, which called the shooting a premeditated ambush, shows the argument centered around Rivera’s 18-year-old son, Josiah Lombillo, who lived with his mother and Osorio-Ortiz, and 20-year-old Keniel Gonzalez.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2023
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The 15-year-old competitive swimmer from Angleton, Texas, went through aggressive chemo and radiation in an attempt to shrink the avocado-sized tumor.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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They are each infused with years of writing and editing in an earnest attempt, in each case, to win you over.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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His aggression remains — Meyers is seeing just 3.59 pitches per plate appearance and has absurd numbers against the first pitch of a plate appearance — but has cut down on chasing in the middle of at-bats, allowing for some longer battles.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Every day of inaction is an act of aggression against the system that protects our elders from poverty and indignity.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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“Counteraggression.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counteraggression. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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