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quotation

[kwoh-tey-shuhn] / kwoʊˈteɪ ʃən /


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Instead, discussions rely heavily on selective quotation, vocal individuals or assumptions about community views.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

The evocative title is a quotation from the 13th century Persian poet Rumi.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

This was in response to his grandfather’s quotation: “You can never succeed when you have hate on your mind.”

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

Ruger Chief Executive Todd Seyfert said the word takeover isn’t a direct quotation but an interpretation of Beretta’s actions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Paraphrasing is a useful timesaver, as it is not always convenient to stop and look up a quotation when making a point, especially if the situation is urgent, as this one surely was.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Lyrics and quotations run up the steps towards the stadium.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The following year, Pulte even produced a slim volume annotating some of his grandfather’s sayings and quotations.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

He often purposely selected quotations in opposition to one another, creating a dialectic through which his son could come to his own conclusions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

A pair of Orange County immigration attorneys received temporary suspensions after the court discovered they used generative AI to write briefs that included “multiple nonexistent cases, misattributed quotations, and gross misrepresentations.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

The testing, the experiment, the surgery, and my subsequent mental development were described at length, and his talk was enlivened by quotations from my progress reports.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes




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