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
Looking further, I found gold nameplate necklaces that spell “Anxiety” and “Depression” in a trendy bold italic font, available at ban.do for $48.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2018
All abridging remarks and other comments will be in this fancy italic type so you’ll know.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Gloria, vamping and posing and speaking exclusively in italics, is a semi-ridiculous figure who nevertheless gives the otherwise all-male club the sparkle it needs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“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
In italics, we are made privy to what Harris is thinking during their brief phone call: “Really?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2025
The whole text, with the relevant portion in italics, provides as follows:
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2024
I’m sure people did question whether Italian printers were quite the right people to legislate on the meaning of everything; but on the other hand, resistance was obviously useless against ajamily that could invent italics.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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