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So said Michael Scott in a season-three episode of The Office, in GIFs all over the internet, and in quotes on Hinge profiles far and wide.
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 23 July 2024
Every cultural act seemed to be becoming a message to be read, a statement to be placed in quotes.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024
That’s in quotes because, aside from the speed of light, nothing is faster than this kind of photo shoot.
—Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024
The line, typed out in quotes, could be a lyric from the album that’s due in just days, on April 19.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2024
Ryan said in quotes provided to EW from an interview conducted prior to the start of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2023
Seated in a dressing room, Morgan looked at the walls that were covered in quotes from country artists and/or Opry members including Alan Jackson and Taylor Swift.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 31 July 2023
Yes, in both the ad the parents post on Craigslist and an awkward in-person meeting between Lawrence’s Maddie and the mother and father played by Laura Benanti and Matthew Broderick, date, in quotes, appears to be a euphemism.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2023
Williams responded with a post that featured the word optimistic in quotes and a video of himself sipping tea.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 23 July 2024
Every cultural act seemed to be becoming a message to be read, a statement to be placed in quotes.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024
That’s in quotes because, aside from the speed of light, nothing is faster than this kind of photo shoot.
—Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024
The line, typed out in quotes, could be a lyric from the album that’s due in just days, on April 19.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2024
Ryan said in quotes provided to EW from an interview conducted prior to the start of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2023
Seated in a dressing room, Morgan looked at the walls that were covered in quotes from country artists and/or Opry members including Alan Jackson and Taylor Swift.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 31 July 2023
Yes, in both the ad the parents post on Craigslist and an awkward in-person meeting between Lawrence’s Maddie and the mother and father played by Laura Benanti and Matthew Broderick, date, in quotes, appears to be a euphemism.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2023
Williams responded with a post that featured the word optimistic in quotes and a video of himself sipping tea.
—Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
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“In quotes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20quotes. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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