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Recent Examples of parry
In combat, the goal isn’t to block or parry.
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Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
The complexity of the mechanics becomes a little more apparent as tougher foes begin blocking and parrying more astutely, forcing the player’s hand to put in a little more effort in their decision making.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
But if you too have been mesmerized by the Belle Époque aesthetics of recent video games like Lies of P and Clair Obscur, Halloween is the perfect opportunity to put on a red beret and parry with the best of them.
—James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
In social media posts, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, and Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, parried Stephen Miller, one of Trump’s closest advisers, on which political side is stoking political violence.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Davis faces three counts of first-degree assault and a single count each of second-degree manslaughter, evading responsibility involving a death, reckless driving and failure to drive in the proper lane.—
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Ashton Hill, 17, was charged with discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities, evading arrest, riot participation, possession of marijuana under two ounces in a drug-free zone and possession of CS PG2 under one gram.—
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Austin Abrams stars as a scuba diver who, while searching for his father’s (Josh Brolin) body, gets swallowed and must find a way to escape.—
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Set in 1977, during Brazil’s military dictatorship, the thriller details Armando and his son in their efforts to escape the country in the midst of political turmoil.—
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To avoid this dilemma, my aunt always travels with a portable power bank like this slim option from Anker.—
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Learn how to properly thaw frozen pipes, and how to avoid them in the first place.—
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That is what has eluded Moody, Podziemski and Kuminga.—
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The Buffalo Bills enter the NFL playoffs without, at last, the Kansas City Chiefs blocking their path to the Super Bowl appearance that has eluded them for so long.—
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The new game broadens the familiar train-dodging formula into a larger, explorable world while keeping the fast pace that helped the franchise dominate mobile charts for years.—
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Barring legislation, which is not likely, the industry will either dodge the caps entirely or be forced to offer concessions, similar to how Trump dealt with the pharmaceutical industry, Wolfe Research analysts led by Tobin Marcus said Tuesday in a note.—
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In the Hall effect, charge carriers are normally deflected by a magnetic field.—
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Grubauer deflected Zibanejad's initial shot wide and off the end board, and Zibanejad followed it and sent the rebound from behind the goal line back off the goalie and in for his 18th.—
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“Parry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parry. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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