retaliating
- present participle of retaliate.
Example Sentences
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BGC says it has strong policies protecting whistleblowers from retaliation and denies retaliating against Andriesz.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
But Ben Brake, director general of DOT Europe, whose members include Amazon and Apple, said "retaliating against US corporations in response to trade disputes will neither drive innovation nor strengthen Europe's competitiveness".
From Barron's ● May 30, 2026
And we would be right to laugh or clap back more often, retaliating against those towns that take themselves too seriously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
A federal judge just issued an injunction barring ICE agents from retaliating against protesters in Minnesota.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2026
In that case, then, the way I’d talked about her slap on the elbow thing could be seen as a betrayal, and she might well then have felt justified retaliating as she had.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
