quip
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At Sunday’s Golden Globes, host Nikki Glaser made a quip about the channel as “BS News” right in front of Paramount-Skydance CEO David Ellison.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026
She punctuates the quip by taking a big bite, leaving a glob of frosting on her face.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026
Peter Marino, the architect of many of luxury’s biggest flagships, likes to quip that Versailles would never have been built if Louis XIV had been told luxury had to be small.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
Hoy goes over to check in with Sir Andy Murray about his readiness and is met with a typical sardonic quip from his fellow Scot.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
Carmencita's quip in English is the product of her two or three years away in boarding school in the States.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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