as in revenge
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury
the neighborhood is being torn apart by an endless cycle of gang violence and retribution
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Recent Examples of retribution
Was there any part of you that signed up with the Saudis for money or retribution?
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Alan Blinder, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The directive was shared with NPR by two current NIH staffers who did not want to be identified for fear of retribution.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
Then last Friday, a meeting held with several program staff members raised further questions about the fate of future data collection, according to sources who were briefed on the meeting and asked not to be named for fear of retribution.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
The orders marked the latest act of retribution from Trump against critics and those who have spoken out against him from his first administration.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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Alan Blinder, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
The directive was shared with NPR by two current NIH staffers who did not want to be identified for fear of retribution.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
Then last Friday, a meeting held with several program staff members raised further questions about the fate of future data collection, according to sources who were briefed on the meeting and asked not to be named for fear of retribution.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025
The orders marked the latest act of retribution from Trump against critics and those who have spoken out against him from his first administration.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Retribution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retribution. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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