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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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
“You are the greatest tool to fight back and grow our movement.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Ahead of a speech to party members, Davey urged Liberal Democrats not to look away from injustice or "human dignity under attack" but to fight back.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
To fight back, websites started deploying AI tools of their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
It was during the Red Summer that African Americans began to organize and fight back against white violence and oppression.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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