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quote

[kwoht] / kwoʊt /


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“Let’s quote Dickens,” said Allan Stypeck, whose Washington, D.C.-area Second Story Books started receiving bulk online orders this spring.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

For the Daily Express, a quote from a French mother is the headline: "In France we too are afraid of illegal migrants."

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

I smiled and left the courthouse bouncing up and down as I contacted my editor in D.C. to let him know I’d commandeered a golden quote.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

And though “Tony” doesn’t entirely lack that heady romanticization, its choice to amplify its introductory quote — making Bourdain an even more insufferable lout for dramatic effect — feels antithetical to Bourdain’s raw candor.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

I tried to remember the quote Carmen said.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

Mortgage borrowers with low credit scores, low down-payment amounts or “unique” personal situations are seeing quotes over 7%, Jason Madiedo, co-CEO of SimplyPMG, a mortgage lender, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

While Rowan Pope’s hard wisdom about being twice as good gets plenty of replays, hardly anybody quotes the rest of his speech.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

It quotes Nepal's prime minister who said the tragedy has left an entire nation "shocked and deeply distressed".

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Here are just a few quotes from the music icon:

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

That counselor said ghosts—she used finger quotes around the word—are often manifestations of a guilty conscience.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

"The prime minister is not supposed to talk about the king's heir. It is a cultural process," one royal clan member was quoted as saying by Uganda's state-owned New Vision newspaper.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

The internal affairs report quoted the unit’s supervisor, Sgt.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

In response, Black quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson to me: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

He quoted me $42,000 and promised to complete the job in just three days.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

Can’t count the number of times my parents have quoted that ayat passage to me.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Just as important as actual interference is the perception of interference, said Edney, quoting the trial judge's own speech as he selected jury members on the very first day of the trial.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

The FTC said in its statement that a “food delivery company quoting a higher price to consumers on the basis of data personal to those consumers” would require disclosure.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

According to Politico, which broke the story quoting anonymous sources, the British leader sent a "few messages" via an unspecified communication channel to a person he believed to be Wiles before becoming suspicious.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

“Markets stop panicking when policymakers stop panicking,” Lee said, quoting billionaire hedge-fund manager David Tepper.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Boy21 was quoting verbatim whoever was announcing the launch on the YouTube clip—all the talk about harmony for the heavens and gateways.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick




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