counterstroke
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Origin of counterstroke
Example Sentences
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The fighting further delayed Bragg’s planned counterstroke and gave additional time to strengthen the Union center.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2022
To the contrary, a cyclic universe, mechanistically doomed forever to repeat itself in entropic stroke and counterstroke is disturbing in its implications of the worth of human existence.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a devastating counterstroke, the defense attorney proves that the doctor could not have seen the clock�it had been removed for repairs.
From Time Magazine Archive
That sort of success led Ulster authorities to expect some sort of dramatic I.R.A. counterstroke.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was a counterstroke by the worsted belligerent to get better terms of peace.
From Some Principles of Maritime Strategy by Corbett, Julian S. (Julian Stafford)
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