retorted
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Milania retorted that she “was laced” and said, “I go to college.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Swimmers never attend opening ceremonies, Evans retorted when Billy Payne, president and chief executive of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, asked her to run the penultimate leg of the torch relay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
When the DfI witness said experts had agreed that Noah got in through bars, the family barrister retorted: "We don't know how Noah got in".
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
“This worthy president,” retorted Biddle in 1834, “thinks that because he has scalped Indians and imprisoned judges, he is to have his way with the Bank. He is mistaken.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
"There is no harm, I suppose, in looking for myself, Marlie the weaver," Bronden retorted.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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