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quotation

[kwoh-tey-shuhn] / kwoʊˈteɪ ʃən /


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The evocative title is a quotation from the 13th century Persian poet Rumi.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Younger parents who grew up in the digital age have done their research — “research” in quotation marks — for months.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The quotation is from an address Mr. Meese delivered to the American Bar Association on July 9, 1985, a few months after he took office as Ronald Reagan’s attorney general.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

“They had a fine office and the largest and completest quotation board I have ever seen anywhere,” Edwin Lefèvre writes of one bucket shop in his 1923 classic, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator External link.

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

Angela thought it unnecessary to remind him that it was Flora Baumbach and Turtle who had asked about the quotation, not she.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

The price benchmarker, Urner Barry, then raised its egg price quotations for “white, large, shell eggs” across all regions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

A pair of Orange County immigration attorneys received temporary suspensions after the court discovered they used generative AI to write briefs that included “multiple nonexistent cases, misattributed quotations, and gross misrepresentations.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

The latest incident was reported by the Supreme Court of Alabama last Friday, where an attorney submitted two briefs with eight AI-fabricated cases and quotations.

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

Glover has said he will take with him a Bible, his wedding rings and family heirlooms, along with a collection of inspirational quotations compiled by Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

Bruckner’s third symphony of 1873 was dedicated to Wagner and in its first version contained melodic quotations from his idol’s operas.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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