paraphrase
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To paraphrase Stephen Miller, surely the most instrumental figure in the Trump White House, the only thing that matters is power.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
When looking at the stock market right now, the increasingly obvious question is to paraphrase that catchy 1940s tune: “Is you is, or is you ain’t, in a bubble?”
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
When Jay goes on to paraphrase “Baldwin” on the subject of white racism, Leigh is befuddled: “Alec Baldwin’s black?” he sputters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
To paraphrase Homer Simpson, “It’s sad ‘cause it’s true.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
And today, as I stand over the remains of these beautiful, darling girls, I paraphrase the words of Shakespeare: Good night, sweet princesses.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
Early in the book, Justice Kennedy paraphrases long conversations with family, friends and mentors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
The extent of duplication varies between passages, but all contain multiple identical phrases, as well as clear paraphrases and significant structural similarity.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 9, 2024
Numa dies clutching a piece of paper that paraphrases John 15:13 in the Bible: “No hay amor más grande que el que de la vida por sus amigos.”
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2024
Helena paraphrases the “Wizard of Oz,” saying: “Pay no attention to the pins behind the curtain.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
I can claim, too, that my translations are not mere paraphrases, but provide renderings of tolerable accuracy.
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis
As paraphrased by Vogue, Anastasia says the tins are “all about reinventing the ordinary” into “something special and bespoke.”
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
Some responses are paraphrased for clarity or condensed for brevity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
When the conversation turned to his legacy, Powell paraphrased the opening of Frank Sinatra’s My Way.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
In the latter portions of the book, though, paraphrased conversations raise real questions—especially his conversations with Scalia, whom he recalls as a great friend, which is no doubt true.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
She quoted Frost; she misquoted Stevens; she paraphrased Rilke's description of love.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
“The reason why you guys are getting this many years,” and this is me paraphrasing, “It’s because we’re trying to make an example.”
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
“But,” Woodward and Costa write, as if paraphrasing Graham’s thoughts, “there was no changing him. You just kept the conversation going.”
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
On Bob’s podcast you said, paraphrasing, now that you have a special out you can put out more, so people get the opportunity to say I like the second special better while discussing and sharing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Sayers praised the art underlying the artifice, paraphrasing Aristotle on the practice of literary deception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
“Well, this is good news,” he says, and offers what I think is a bible quote, or at least a paraphrasing.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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