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Which fictional character is known for quick retorts?

retort

[ri-tawrt] / rɪˈtɔrt /




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"Canada is more Europe-minded than most Europeans!" is a smiling retort you often hear in Brussels at the moment.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

It was, she wrote, “a retort to all the eye-rollers,” including herself, who dismissed his work “as, at best, a guilty pleasure.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 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

Among the responses threaded below Wilson’s retort, one is an edit of promotional materials for a 2011 television adaptation of Moby-Dick.

From Slate Feb. 12, 2026

“There you go again,” my father would retort.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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