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as in to cite
to give as an example
I could quote to you a hundred instances in the past when you've lied to me
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as in to mention
to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically
quoted Thomas Jefferson's views on liberty in her paper on the American Revolution
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Recent Examples of quote
Shannon Carlin, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Residents The Courier Journal spoke with were quoted anywhere from $7,000 to $14,000 to move their homes, not including the additional costs of hooking up utilities, possible new plumbing and building new porches, decks and trailer skirts.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
This story has been updated with additional quotes from Christopher Wray's prepared comments during an FBI townhall.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Michael Keaton’s character keeps quoting lyrics from TLC songs.
—Shannon Carlin, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Residents The Courier Journal spoke with were quoted anywhere from $7,000 to $14,000 to move their homes, not including the additional costs of hooking up utilities, possible new plumbing and building new porches, decks and trailer skirts.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
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And Dodgers executives offered rather foreboding quotes when asked this week about the negotiations.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
This story has been updated with additional quotes from Christopher Wray's prepared comments during an FBI townhall.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Sixty percent of respondents in this survey cite declining workforce productivity as a key obstacle to financial sustainability and 45% identify workforce challenges as their primary market concern.David Chou, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Bonnie McDonald, who has headed the organization since 2012, cites the ongoing renovation of the Thompson Center as a recent win — one that was 20 years in the making since then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich first floated the idea of selling the state’s Chicago office building to the highest bidder.Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
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More news: Yankees, Dodgers, Mets Begin Pursuit of Roki Sasaki The Yankees have been mentioned as a viable candidate to sign the 23-year-old right-hander, even as the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are widely viewed as the favorites.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Red Sox seem willing to move outfielder/DH Masataka Yoshida, given his roster redundancy as a left-handed bat in an already lefty-heavy lineup, not to mention his salary.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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The European Union and World Health Organization (WHO) echoed U.S. concerns flagging the vitality of women health care workers in Afghanistan, a nation now under a militaristic regime following the U.S. withdrawal of troops from the region and the Taliban’s takeover in 2021.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Lake, a staunch Trump supporter and 2020 election denier, echoed Trump's stance on tough immigration policies during her race in Arizona.Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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According to the Associated Press, Yale University’s list of 2024’s most notable quotations is, of course, ruled by Swift’s quip endorsing failed Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024
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The epigraph is a quotation from A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh series, and its extended opening thought experiment involves vampires.Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Kristi Noem has touted her work on cybersecurity as South Dakota’s governor, including in an op-ed after her nomination that referenced CISA.Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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The interesting point for me is that this episode was meant as a direct tie-in to Armored Core VI, originally and overtly referencing Handler Walter and Coral.Ollie Barder, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Tear notes that the timing of those releases helped let each one breathe as a focus track and gave listeners time to latch onto their hooks before Carpenter presented another mainstream offering.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
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Rodriguez also notes that his hacking technique could be used not just by a driver who wants to jailbreak their own plate, but also by someone targeting an unwitting owner of a plate too.Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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Even their personalities had been worked over, to the extent that the nights eerily repeated themselves.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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After all, just repeating the last story usually makes for a sequel that’s a flop.Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The ultimate goal will be for consumers to notice any difference and to an iPhone that ‘just works’.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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While at the event, Ray and Cusimano noticed each other because they were surrounded by taller people.Julie Tremaine, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Quote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quote. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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