quip
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The movie works backward from a famous 1961 Eisenhower quip to JFK that attributed his success in Normandy, France, to the Allies having “better meteorologists than the Germans.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
We’re reminded of the late economist Herb Stein’s quip that if something can’t continue, it won’t.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Maybe Fifa president Gianni Infantino just thought he was making a light-hearted quip.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
At Sunday’s Golden Globes, host Nikki Glaser made a quip about the channel as “BS News” right in front of Paramount-Skydance CEO David Ellison.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026
I expected Raizel to make a quip about capitalism, but instead, she said, “Alter, are you familiar with Jack the Ripper?”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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