retaliation for
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Indicates the reason or cause for the retaliation.
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- She may face retaliation for speaking out against the corruption.
- They launched an airstrike in retaliation for the recent attacks.
- The law protects employees from retaliation for reporting safety violations.
- The government threatened trade sanctions in retaliation for the new tariffs.
- He committed the crime in retaliation for his brother's imprisonment.
- The player was suspended for his physical retaliation for the foul.
- Witnesses often fear retaliation for cooperating with police investigations.
- The eviction was seen as retaliation for the tenant's complaints.
- There was swift military retaliation for the border incursion.
- The company denied that the demotion was retaliation for her union activities.