retort
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That led Judge Perry to retort: “You are significantly undercutting your mea culpa here by standing behind the charges and continuing to vilify these particular defendants.”
From Slate • May 22, 2026
One retort I’ve received when recently presenting this performance data is that the non-U.S. stocks’ lead must trace to a declining U.S. dollar, which would boost the dollar-denominated return of foreign stocks.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
Le Carré’s written retort begins, “What is too much?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
Even one of the show’s supporting actors, François Arnaud, chimed in with a retort to the tune of 30,000-plus likes and counting.
From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026
Mam’s cry: “You spoiled him rotten, and now he’ll never be a man”—and Gram’s retort: “You keep pecking at him and soon he won’t come home at all.”
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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