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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"He did fight back and retrieved his card, with the perp scuttling away empty-handed," she wrote, warning people to be "super vigilant" out there.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 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
If it makes contact, fight back and then call authorities, according to the department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
To fight back, websites started deploying AI tools of their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
For the soldiers, it was not an altogether unfamiliar experience, not unlike battle overseas—always having to be on the lookout for the enemy and ready to fight back to defend themselves.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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