Word: retorted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...protect Manchukuo from Communist penetration. At these words, venerable Kunimatsu Hamada, a leader of the Seiyukai (minority party), rose to his feet, hurled with tacit approval of the majority party (the Minseito) furious accusations that the Army leaders aim at Fascism, that the Cabinet are "mere Army puppets!" To retort, up jumped fiery War Minister Count Terauchi. Amid civilian hoots and catcalls he said...
...Doom, abdicated King Edward VIII went to the lectern and in a clear, ringing voice read the second Scripture Lesson. It was about Biblical David (Luke II, 1-20), and the Duke has always been called David in his own family. This performance was taken to be a retort pious to the Archbishops of England and a clincher on the pastor of Vienna's English Church, Rev. Dr. C. D. H. Grimes, to perform the wedding of David Windsor some time next spring to the Woman...
...since 1933, called attention to the fact that FCA, HOLC and RFC had bailed insurance" companies out of some $523,000,000 of troublesome assets, declared U. S. life insurance policies "the safest of all possible securities." Later when newshawks asked him if the conference was, in effect, a retort to GOPartisan Knox, the President replied: "Res ipsa loquitur...
...Sunday Hearstpaper in the land streamed this headline: 'COMMUNISTS CAN JOIN ... IN ... SUPPORTING ROOSEVELT' SAYS BROWDER. Beneath it was a long, well-documented exposition of current Red strategy. Simultaneously on the front pages of the nation's press (the Hearstpapers included ) appeared the well-timed Roosevelt retort...
...asks who in the world was Alf Landon and who knew anything about him two years ago. I retort, who ever heard of Jim Farley two years...