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retort

[ri-tawrt] / rɪˈtɔrt /




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For all the doomsday predictions that AI will make management consultants obsolete, Boston Consulting Group CEO Christoph Schweizer has this retort: Look at the business.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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

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

“Maybe you better tell that to the Fentress Normal School,” I said, proud of my retort.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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