quoting

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But then he offers, again, both a hope and a prayer, invoking Renee Good’s last words, quoting John Lewis, and urging the audience to get into “good trouble”: “Say something! Do something! Help! Sing something!”

From Salon • May 28, 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

He ended the subject by quoting the poem he believed in like a prayer: “Love each other or perish.”

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom