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[klohz]

noun

  1. the quotation mark used to end a quotation, usually ” or '.

  2. (used by a speaker to indicate the end of a quotation.)



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Move a regular comma up to the superscript position and you’ve got a close quote.

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"In his response to the allegations, the defendant specifically asked me to consider the defendant's health issues exacerbated by the conditions of confinement, quote, in particular, solitary confinement, close quote, as a reason why I should find that the inaccuracies were not intentional. But the submission did not include any chronology, any medical or mental health information, any information about the details of his custodial situation, or any information concerning the state of his health on any of the dates in question."

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“Whether Kilimnik is tied to Russian intelligence or he’s not, I think the specific representation by the Office of Special Counsel was that he had been, quote, ‘assessed by the FBI, quote, to have a relationship with Russian intelligence,’ close quote,” Judge Jackson said at the hearing.

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Miss Manners might even add that you know that “of course she will understand,” all evidence to the contrary — so long as you stop at the close quote.

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“I can’t help but think that the, quote, ‘power and influence,’ close quote, as President Obama may call it — that someone like Jon Corzine carries — is exempt from a thorough investigation by the Department of Justice,” Rep.

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