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
Some pointed to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s pre-dinner quip that there would be “shots fired” in Trump’s speech.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
Others pointed to Karoline Leavitt’s quip before the dinner that during Trump’s speech there would be “shots fired.”
From Slate • Apr. 26, 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
Perhaps once he could evoke gales of laughter with a quip, but the sea had taken that power from him, along with half his wits and all his memory.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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