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repartees

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a quick witty response that repartee to the reporter's question drew laughs from the bystanders

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Owens has directly confronted Punk about his controversial past and treatment of mutual friends, prompting Punk's sharp retorts.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Reached by phone for comment, David Pimm, the president of the Bohemian National Cemetery Association, said two of the cemetery’s three retorts, or furnaces, were not working due to an electrical fire.

— Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

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