quoting

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We were tickled, then, to see another iteration of our favorite story appear in Politico amid Becerra’s rise: an anonymity-heavy piece quoting the politician’s former administration colleagues calling him a loser.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

The government spent $32-$38 billion buying yen in the market last Thursday, local media reported, quoting Bank of Japan data.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

“The message of the Gospel is very clear: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers,'” he said, quoting Matthew 5:9, vowing to seek “ways to avoid war any time that’s possible.”

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia reads, “Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof,” quoting Leviticus 25:10.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

I’d grown fond of quoting Vaclav Havel, the great Czech leader who had said that “hope” was the one thing that people struggling in Eastern Europe needed during the era of Soviet domination.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson