bon mot
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bons mots
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As France faces a possible borrowing crisis and U.S. stocks shrug off a quarter-century high in bond yields, a Frenchman’s bon mot helps explain why: exorbitant privilege.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Nericcio is usually quick to a bon mot, but his worrisome tone when we talked was something I had never heard in the 15 years we’ve known each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
I have a bon mot I frequently employ: cautiously poss-imistic.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2023
Keynes’s bon mot has a sting in its tail: We can afford anything we can actually do.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2021
I’m an eternal stranger forced to reintroduce myself to her one bon mot at a time.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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