verbatim

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The play, which includes verbatim quotes from Dahl’s writing and interviews, takes place in 1983, as Dahl prepares his latest book for publication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

When it comes to public figures, there are clearly good reasons to stick pretty close to a verbatim transcript of what they really said.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

Robert Strassler’s “Landmark Thucydides” of 1996, which improves on Crawley where it can, repeats these words verbatim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

"The actual malice here is the knowing dissemination of something that was purported to be verbatim, but which is not," said Mr Neuborne, the former national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Detective Jeremiah Mollson, one of the few African members of the Special Branch, claimed to recall lines verbatim from ANC speeches that he attended.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela