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quip

[kwip] / kwɪp /


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Some pointed to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s pre-dinner quip that there would be “shots fired” in Trump’s speech.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

Others pointed to Karoline Leavitt’s quip before the dinner that during Trump’s speech there would be “shots fired.”

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

Thatcher’s quip raises an important question about the role of games in our lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

As it happened, the quip was quickly laughed off and forgiven.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Perhaps once he could evoke gales of laughter with a quip, but the sea had taken that power from him, along with half his wits and all his memory.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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