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quote

[kwoht] / kwoʊt /


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In her modest office, a poster bears a famous quote from legendary Soviet rock group Kino: "Our hearts demand changes."

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

In his book, Wilson said Day initially loved the idea of the “Atlas Shrugged” quote.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

That quote has lived in my head since I read it for the first time in 1981.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

“My favorite Gene Roddenberry quote is … and I’m paraphrasing, but he said that there is some basic human need in that there is a tomorrow,” said Anson Mount, who stars in “Strange New Worlds.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

MOP: I can’t believe a Pitbull quote is actually making sense.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

When Sen. Alan Simpson quotes from “Othello” in defense of Thomas, he uses Shakespeare’s lyrical authority but fails to realize that he is in fact invoking the false words of the tragedy’s villain, Iago.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Elsewhere, Mr. Tommasini quotes the same remark from Anderson’s autobiography in two different chapters, a lapse better editing should have caught.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

However, the report also quotes its gross margins — above 80% — exclude revenue shared with distribution partners, as well as the cost of training its models.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

This balance is illustrated well in Carrick's quotes about how he first managed 21-year-old midfielder Kobbie Mainoo.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

It was a long, seemingly random list—everything from book titles to quotes.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

According to prosecutors in Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir, quoted by the state news agency Anadolu, at least 63 people were detained.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

Noonan quoted a friend as saying, “I think it’s creepy, in a Nazi-resonating way, any time this sort of home-and-hearth language is used by people who are essentially police.”

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

The reporter may have misheard the comment, or maybe the person being quoted actually said it, or something odd happened in the editing process.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

One senior government source was quoted by the BBC as saying the report's language was "hysterical".

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

“Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness,” he quoted.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Whatever: This is what appeared in the Feb. 20, 1985 edition of the Oakland Tribune, quoting a UC Berkeley professor about a protest against immigration sweeps in the Bay Area.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The newspaper, quoting mostly anonymous sources, said that Netanyahu replied calmly to the warning.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

The FTC said in its statement that a “food delivery company quoting a higher price to consumers on the basis of data personal to those consumers” would require disclosure.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

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

His father checked the margin of the page for the textual corrections of Rabbi Elijah—the same Rabbi Elijah who had persecuted Hasidim!—and showed Danny that he had been quoting from the corrected text.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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