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noun • a sudden short attack • an attempt by speculators to defraud investors verb • search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on • enter someone else's territory and take spoils • take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock • search for something needed or desired | ||||||||
35% | 6 | Give someone their comeuppance | ||||||
verb • take revenge for a perceived wrong | ||||||||
35% | 8 | Vengeance or comeuppance | ||||||
noun • a justly deserved penalty • an act of requiting; returning in kind | ||||||||
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