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[kwoht] / kwoʊt /


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For the Daily Express, a quote from a French mother is the headline: "In France we too are afraid of illegal migrants."

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

I smiled and left the courthouse bouncing up and down as I contacted my editor in D.C. to let him know I’d commandeered a golden quote.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

To quote infectious disease expert Jake Scott of Stanford Medicine, “every vaccine given at a baby’s two-month visit adds up to about half a teaspoon. A 20-ounce soda bottle is more than 200 times that.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

To quote Legs McNeil in “End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones”: “Those songs are classic American pop songs. Why weren’t they played on the radio?”

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

Mrs. Apple, suddenly in possession of her voice, shouted the rest of the quote, and earned a smattering of applause for it, too.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Wolff is an imperfect source; he’s previously been accused of making up quotes.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Mira the serial novelist quotes Emily Dickinson’s maxim to “tell all the truth but tell it slant.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

A government spokesperson tells the paper that the new system "could cut bills for more consumers", while it quotes water campaigners warning that it could see suppliers "penalising consumers for their own failures".

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

He was surrounded by his beloved longtime partner, children, grandchildren and dog, he said, in a room filled with photos and quotes of his longtime hero, boxing champion, Muhammad Ali.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The article is filled with quotes from experts.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

But although no other media outlet has independently confirmed the letters’ authenticity, they match excerpts the New York Times quoted in a 2024 story about Harp joining the White House.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

"We are running out of time and DNA may now be needed to assist in the identification process," the minister was quoted by the Herald as saying.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

If the deal closes shares of Pilgrim’s common stock would be deregistered and no longer quoted on the Nasdaq.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Practically no one wanted to be quoted on the bleak outlook.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

He laughed and quoted a little Greek epigram about honesty being a dangerous virtue, and, to my surprise, opened the door and ushered me in.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

According to Politico, which broke the story quoting anonymous sources, the British leader sent a "few messages" via an unspecified communication channel to a person he believed to be Wiles before becoming suspicious.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

At Wadadli, owner Edwin Brods knew customers were Tastebuds fans when they came into his Bedford Stuyvesant Antiguan restaurant quoting his personal catchphrase: “’nuff love.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

“Markets stop panicking when policymakers stop panicking,” Lee said, quoting billionaire hedge-fund manager David Tepper.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

As a professor of classics at the University of Pennsylvania, she’ll be on the front line of academics condemned to unteach Nolan’s heavily altered screenplay to students who will arrive quoting it chapter and verse.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

She was always quoting famous Black writers and activists.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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