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quote

[kwoht] / kwoʊt /


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It's an 18th Century building that now bears her name and includes a quote from her and another from his famous eulogy to her.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

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

I always quote “beauty begets beauty,” and I can tell he does not read any literature or visit museums to stay sharp.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

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

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

The quote from that episode floated back to me now—“Hard times make the good times special”—a quote she’d hand-stitched on one cloth.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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

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

Expect more such accounts in the press, replete with quotes from unidentified party officials.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

I look around the room desperately, as if whatever person came up with the quotes on those motivational posters might show up and tell me what to do.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Difford: Glenn has been quoted as saying that we’ve never been friends, and I think he’s probably right.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

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

A report in The Times newspaper quoted the general's concerns about the "Harry-Meghan nonsense", suggesting this was the background to the decision.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Thorarinsson said that Fischer, locked behind bars, reminded him of Hamlet, and then he quoted a line from Shakespeare’s play:

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

Russia's state news agency Tass said Witkoff and Kushner were "expected to arrive in Moscow and then to Kyiv... on 5-6 September", quoting a source.

From BBC Sep. 4, 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

“I have a very particular set of skills,” Arthur says, quoting Taken, which gets him a dozen cool points.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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