fight back
Britishverb
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(intr) to resist an attack
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(intr) to counterattack
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(tr) to struggle to repress
she tried to fight back her tears
noun
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an act or campaign of resistance
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a counterattack
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Lagarde is seeking to leverage her experience at the highest echelons of global policymaking to fight back against what she has described as an erosion of truth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
We showed our resilience and score a couple of good tries and to fight back, reset and go again was what pleased me the most.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Armed with LLMs capable of ingesting massive quantities of data, companies can fight back and more accurately model consumer behavior and deliver personalized results.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Unfortunately, these things are part of the sport and our focus now is on giving him the best possible car and opportunities to fight back through the field."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Mommy ignored them all, unless the insults threatened her children, at which time she would turn and fight back like an alley cat, hissing, angry, and fearless.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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