retort

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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

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

Carpenter’s response to her song being used without her consent was met with a trolling retort from the DHS.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

“He thinks he knows everything,” Colonel Moodus would retort in a sulking tone to his own audience at the other end of the bar.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller