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White’s taxonomy of New Yorkers: the natives, the commuters and the settlers who are “born somewhere else and came to New York in quest of something.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
“You have to balance treatment with quality of life. If you’re going so far in quest of treatment and degrading quality of life, people will resist you.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2023
In his soft Spanish accent, Salas said that he decided to break his silence in quest of “peace of mind and to reveal to the people the corruption of politics.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2023
If you're in quest of an expert opinion on a topical subject, you can always read Jill Biden's dissertation instead.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2020
A formal bow, a polite wish for her pleasant arrival, and he, too, strode eagerly into the fog in quest of his new teacher.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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