quoting

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We were tickled, then, to see another iteration of our favorite story appear in Politico amid Becerra’s rise: an anonymity-heavy piece quoting the politician’s former administration colleagues calling him a loser.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

“I think if someone decides to go, then you need to let them go,” Wolff said at the time, quoting wisdom he received from Manchester City soccer manager Pep Guardiola.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

He also railed against O’Donnell for quoting that portion of the manifesto, saying it was inappropriate to do so.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Time had consequently run out to pass the legislation before parliament was dissolved in the coming weeks, it said, quoting a government source as saying the situation was "deeply frustrating".

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

They don’t like the way he seems, worrying to Theo that Vincent is “exaggerated and overwrought, quoting at random from the Bible....It is a bitter, bitter shame.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman