Beat back
Beat back verb - Cause to move back by force or influence.
Both terms in one sentence
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The Ultramarines successfully beat back a massive force of traitor marines and permanently kill a daemon prince, an act practically unheard of in the universe, but Ultramar itself has lost several worlds and almost four companies' worth of marines.
Source: Pyrrhic Victory -
For example, the Alaska mission for the ED instructs you to raid a UCS mining operation, kill everyone at the site then beat back a hefty counterattack and hold your position against the enemy onslaught until you reach the target amount of extracted resources.
Source: Video Game / Earth 2150
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