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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a retaliation of" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used incorrectly; the correct form would be "retaliation against" or "retaliation for."
Example: "The country launched a retaliation against the invading forces."
Alternatives: "a response to" or "an act of revenge for".
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More rocks were hurled and, eventually, Molotovs, coaxing a retaliation of tear gas canisters from the cops.
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It's often a retaliation on the part of someone that feels they have been shafted".
1973: Car bomb kills Prime Minister Admiral Luis Blanco in Madrid, thought to be a retaliation for execution of ETA members.
The official added, "There is just an abundance of caution around the anniversary and recognition that there is a potential for a retaliation attack of some kind.
Problem sent to Mr. Woollcott by a reader in retaliation of having suffered from insomnia, caused by an anagram puzzle he published in THE NEW YORKER earlier: 6 men are riding on a train.
In the shares of this video, it's characterized as an example of retaliation of black teens against a white girl for Trump's election.
Neighbors speculated that he was the unintended target of a retaliation shooting.
This brought a retaliation from COLIN WHITE of the Devils, who was penalized for charging Kasparaitis.
In retaliation of a former Austrian incursion into Hungary, Béla made a plundering raid into Austria and Styria in the summer of 1250.
That these women expressed compassion, not retaliation, of a practical economically empowering sort is as remarkable as its success.
July 28 - Saudi-led coalition strikes Sana'a city in retaliation of a missile fired by Houthi forces.
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