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retort

[ri-tawrt] / rɪˈtɔrt /




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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

The mayor characterized Bondi’s retort as a “knee-jerk reaction” from an attorney general faced with damaging public trust concerns at her department.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 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

Do that and we won’t write a snarky retort but a glowing letter of support instead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Jason bit back a retort: When did you help me the first time?

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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