zinger
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Nelson Peltz, two years removed from fighting for board seats at Walt Disney DIS 0.15%increase; green up pointing triangle , threw a fresh zinger at Bob Iger and his CEO succession plan on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
The audience can decide where that zinger lands on the spectrum between sincere and sarcastic.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025
Another forehand zinger on his first match point clinched victory and a second-round meeting with either France's Gael Monfils or Bolivia's Hugo Dellien on Thursday.
From BBC • May 27, 2025
“Let me ask that question!” he directed DeSantis, after Ron tried to land one zinger.
From Slate • Dec. 1, 2023
And then I go for it, risking my worst talent with an improvised, final zinger: “It’s a tough thing to have a mom with a stomach ailment, when you barely have a dad at all.”
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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"Abner & Me" by Dan Gutman, Chapters 15–19
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