quoting

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Says Delgado Lopera, quoting Pedro Lemebel: “I could write with no tongue, like a newscaster on CNN, no accent and hold the salt,” Lemebel wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

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

The government spent $32-$38 billion buying yen in the market last Thursday, local media reported, quoting Bank of Japan data.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Evie responds by quoting Reginald, a neighbor, who claimed that “each man is an island.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

She spoke them carefully, clearly, quoting word for word the famous bold print on page one of the “Handbook of Robotics.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov