10 of the zingiest zingers from the first presidential debate

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Audiences hoping the first presidential debate would be a knock-out, drag-down fight between candidates were not disappointed: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump went toe-to-toe on everything from NAFTA to race relations to birtherism and missing emails. While most pundits seem to agree Clinton rose above her rival by the end of the night, the debate was not without a number of biting lines from both sides of the stage.

Zinger-hunters might have been nervous in the beginning, though, with Clinton quipping that Trump's tax plan was "trumped-up trickle-down."

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.