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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Capote took such pleasure in his witty ripostes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A riposte to that argument was provided by Sea Containers, the shipping group headed by James Sherwood.
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Clearly, if it is perceived as of comparatively minor concern, few countries would risk making a military riposte .
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Only asking was a standard riposte from most Walworth kids.
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The immediate riposte to Schwab's list is that this is a case of motherhood and apple pie.
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The photographer was lost for riposte , obvious though it should have been; instead he turned to run.
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The story was a riposte to a similar stunt pulled on Tony Benn by the Sun.
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This book provides an unanswerable riposte to such nostalgic nonsense.