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Recent Examples of countermove
Instead of digesting this laughable conclusion and making a cunning countermove, Danvers lashes out, accusing Kate and the mine of covering up Annie K.’s murder and the water pollution near Ennis.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
This interplay ensures that the balance of survival never stagnates, as each evolutionary innovation prompts a countermove in the complex chess game of predator-prey relationships.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Put simply, with Shopify expanding its reach, Amazon’s Buy with Prime Assist seems like a smart countermove.
—Chris Walton, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Unbeknownst to Barracuda and researchers at the Mandiant security firm Barracuda brought in to remediate, the hackers commenced major countermoves in the days following Barracuda’s disclosure of the vulnerability on May 20.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2023
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
This interplay ensures that the balance of survival never stagnates, as each evolutionary innovation prompts a countermove in the complex chess game of predator-prey relationships.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Put simply, with Shopify expanding its reach, Amazon’s Buy with Prime Assist seems like a smart countermove.
—Chris Walton, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
Unbeknownst to Barracuda and researchers at the Mandiant security firm Barracuda brought in to remediate, the hackers commenced major countermoves in the days following Barracuda’s disclosure of the vulnerability on May 20.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermove
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This move allowed Ganassi to focus resources on other series, namely IndyCar and IMSA, with Trackhouse Racing acquiring their NASCAR assets.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The embrace of these aesthetics in home design seems of a piece with the move toward muted colors and curvy furniture.Sarah Archer, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Department of Health and Human Services declaration that activated that immunity was specific to COVID-19 countermeasures − not all vaccines, Winnike said.Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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That decision would provoke in turn Russian countermeasures, perhaps nuclear.Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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For a shift to occur, there has to be enlightenment.Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Trump is able to get away with such shifts for a few reasons, Jamieson said.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Content on these platforms can glorify their actions, fostering distrust in mainstream narratives while creating a sense of intimacy with the accused.Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Brooklyn will return to action on Friday against Victor Wembanyama, Chris Paul and the San Antonio Spurs at Barclays Center.C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors have described the murder as an act of terrorism, noting a notebook found on Mangione expressing hostility toward the health insurance industry.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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After a decade as openers for regional musical acts, and only gradually incorporating often crass comedy into their act, Williams and Ree moved to Los Angeles and became regulars at the Comedy Store during the late 1970s.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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The College Football Playoff kicked off Friday night and Notre Dame controlled the proceedings at home in a 27-17 win over Indiana.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Girardi was to be sentenced Friday, with prosecutors seeking 14 years in prison — and one of his former clients had flown in from Indonesia to witness the proceeding.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Another important step for us was launching a Visa bank card, which allows users to receive discounts on orders from Uzum marketplace and when ordering meals from cafes and restaurants through our fast-delivery service.Nikolay Seleznev, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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In the absence of more stringent controls, the public can take steps to prevent the situation from worsening: avoiding raw milk and dead birds, for starters.Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
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On Thursday, there was another closed-door House Ethics Committee meeting to debate whether to release the panel’s report on Gaetz’s seamy doings.Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
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This is another of many federal government doings that merits the attention of incoming president Donald Trump’s advisory Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Countermove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermove. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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