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Recent Examples of countermove
During the strike, the powers that be on both Mars and Earth drew the wrong lessons and have been choosing countermoves from the best seller Bad Faith Disproportionate Response Handbook as a result.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
Canada and China have already retaliated: The countermoves signal new trade conflicts with the U.S.'s top three trading partners and threatened to upend nearly $2.2 trillion in two-way annual trade.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
The challenges facing China’s economy are all but certain to increase as growth slows, leaving Beijing with far fewer potential countermoves in its toolbox against a second Trump term.
—John Liu, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Trump signed more executive orders in 10 days than any of his recent predecessors did in their first 100, leaving his opponents questioning which countermoves to make.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
Canada and China have already retaliated: The countermoves signal new trade conflicts with the U.S.'s top three trading partners and threatened to upend nearly $2.2 trillion in two-way annual trade.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
The challenges facing China’s economy are all but certain to increase as growth slows, leaving Beijing with far fewer potential countermoves in its toolbox against a second Trump term.
—John Liu, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Trump signed more executive orders in 10 days than any of his recent predecessors did in their first 100, leaving his opponents questioning which countermoves to make.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermove
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If Verstappen does eye a move away from his current team, Russell might end up going to Red Bull, especially since there are few available top team race seats.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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Of course, that’s part of the gamble that comes with such a move.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 June 2025
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In response to levies imposed on these metals earlier in the year, for example, the European Union previously outlined countermeasures.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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The adtech industry should continue to work collaboratively to share information about new threats and effective countermeasures.—
Ashish Bhardwaj,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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If a field shifts or a new variation appears, the system breaks—or worse, misinterprets the data.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Meanwhile, population shifts to the South and away from blue states such as California and New York have forced Democrats to figure out how to win elsewhere to keep up electorally.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Many of the pro-climate policies enacted, particularly during the Biden era, deliver little in the way of climate benefits (or any benefit for that matter) while making a mockery of the real economic concerns businesses and consumers have about climate action.—
Ashley Nunes,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2025
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Note that bond funds have less predictable income patterns than individual bonds due to the fund's diversification, strategy and trading actions.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Soon after, Nifty gets a potentially career making gig as the opening act for a singer at Havana’s best hotel.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Weddings, like families, are built one choice, one gesture, one loving act at a time.—
Jason Mitchell Kahn,
People.com,
14 June 2025
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The vehicles remain in police custody as evidence in the criminal proceedings.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2025
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In both proceedings, dozens of Multitaskr clients were able to listen in and rebut Frausto’s statements or claims.—
Jeff Mcdonald,
Mercury News,
13 June 2025
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Data Management Simplified For companies seeking to accelerate their data processing, there are steps to take toward a smoother and more agile approach to data extraction and enrichment.—
Lori Schafer,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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It’s defined by lounges, a hammock, and a descending rear step for easy water access.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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Dark doings—abductions, intrigues—fill the Tacoma papers.—
Caroline Fraser
June 10,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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Hoberman pays due attention to the major national and international events that influenced New York’s avant-garde—civil rights, the Vietnam War, political assassinations—and also to historic doings within the city, such as feminist activism and the Stonewall uprising.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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“Countermove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermove. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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