unquote

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MAX FRAAD WOLFF: Well, I think that it†™ s a little bit like the Bear Stearns “bailout, †quote-unquote, which is, it†™ s a little bit more funky and a little bit more complicated than it probably needs to be and than it†™ s generally represented in the media.

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  • "Referring to his father, Sultan Azlan Shah, Raja Nazrin said his father clearly understood the sentiments and aspiration of his subjects." - unquote - —  Planet Malaysia
  • MAX FRAAD WOLFF: Well, I think that it†™ s a little bit like the Bear Stearns “bailout, †quote-unquote, which is, it†™ s a little bit more funky and a little bit more complicated than it probably needs to be and than it†™ s generally represented in the media. —  Democracy Now!
  • Sarah Palin condemned Russia's invasion of Georgia as quote-unquote, "unprovoked." —  LewRockwell.com
  • The US envoy to the IAEA, Gregory Schulte, told reporters afterwards that Naeckerts had said the information was "in their words, 'very credible', unquote, and they have asked Iran to provide 'substantive responses', unquote." —  The Times of India
  • LN: It's quote-unquote from Steven [Spielberg] last night [at the Golden Globe Awards] … Apparently, when he was asked, he said, "It's in the works." —  Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
 

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