italic
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He compared autonomy to the development of Microsoft Word -- concentrating on swarms was like obsessing over the button that makes text italic, instead of the whole programme.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
“In small italic type under the photo, it said it came from a film called ‘Nosferatu’ ” — a film he’d never heard of.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
Other features fit with what we know of Milton's neat italic hand, which rarely featured joined letters.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
“Starting today, Twitter now supports Tweets up to 10,000 characters in length, with bold and italic text formatting,” Twitter announced Thursday night on its platform via its @TwitterWrite account.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2023
All abridging remarks and other comments will be in this fancy italic type so you’ll know.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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“It’s not what’s working that gives us concern, it’s what’s not working,” he wrote, and the italics were his.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
His midround chats with Jennings have revealed a self-deprecating wit and interests so quirky they’re cool—chasing eclipses, writing in italics, driving around with his trivia friends looking for a rare goose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, a member of House Republican leadership, is presenting herself in italics.
From Slate ● May 30, 2024
As I was writing this story, I kept a quote in italics at the top of my Word doc.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
In conversation, we can stress the phrase we wish to deny, and in writing we can use italics to do the same thing.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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