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Discover LudwigThe phrase "retaliated against" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when you are referring to someone responding to an attack or hostile act with a counterattack or hostile act of their own. Example: David retaliated against the office bully's nasty comments by spreading rumors about him around the workplace.
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And local authorities quickly retaliated against the officer.
"You report stuff, and then you get retaliated against.
Those who reported harassment were retaliated against, they said.
Rightwing bloggers retaliated against what they called such smear-mongering.
"Waiters have to worry about getting retaliated against," he said.
(Brazil retaliated against the American program by fingerprinting arriving Americans only).
Innocent or not, Na Kham Kwe has retaliated against his accusers.
But "Anonymous," the organization that retaliated against threats to Mr. Assange, appears much more capable.
That is almost double the number who said they were retaliated against in the 2007 study.
"O'Brien retaliated against individuals who failed to comply with a fraudulent process," the report said.
Ms. Taylor believes she was then retaliated against over several months.
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