quip
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She punctuates the quip by taking a big bite, leaving a glob of frosting on her face.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026
Tegmark buttonholed Elon Musk at a 2014 MIT conference on space, after one of his students asked a question that prompted the billionaire’s now-famous quip that, with AI, “we are summoning the demon.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
Hoy goes over to check in with Sir Andy Murray about his readiness and is met with a typical sardonic quip from his fellow Scot.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
We don’t know just yet, although countless industry insiders are doubtless recalling Sarandos’ 2013 quip that “the goal” for Netflix “is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us.”
From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025
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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