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purple passage

noun

Definition of purple passage

as in quotation

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Recent Examples of purple passage Writers inevitably fall in love with their more purple passages. — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024

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Noun

Executives already use it to process immense volumes of invoices, orders, contracts and supplier quotations in seconds.

— Andrew Zhyvolovych, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Some disagree in this detail, or that sequence of events, or this alleged quotation, or that reported participant.

— Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of quotation

Noun

Scouts can see whether a rookie’s traits will translate in the league, but production has to be taken with context.

— Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Level 5 of sustaining character across context and under stress is not reached by resolving to be more humble, or more courageous.

— Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of context

Noun

The teens face misdemeanors including trespassing and reckless conduct, and two were given citations for having pellet guns.

— Sara Machi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
This calls for continuous automated evaluation of ranking quality, faithfulness, relevance and citation accuracy.

— Sriram Bhargav Madhav, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of citation

Noun

There was this fascinating sound bite after the season from Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens, too.

— Sam Amick, New York Times, 3 June 2026
That recording is then used by broadcast voice actors to create a sound bite for the commencement.

— Kendall Staton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026

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