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But the movie undergirds Jack’s monologue with stirring, quasi-patriotic music, as if his impactless vision of existence were not, essentially, insane.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2013

The scrappy, engaging set is punctuated by a faithful cover of the Cure’s “Boys Don’t Cry” and closes – somewhat reluctantly, Dom says – of his tongue-in-cheek quasi-patriotic anthem “Living in America.”

From Chicago Tribune • Aug. 7, 2011

In music halls, British Money for the British, a quasi-patriotic song, became popular overnight.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Duchess had, however, other than quasi-patriotic duties to perform, for, in 1542, she again became the mother of a little daughter—Isabella Romolá they called her, in compliment to beloved Spain.

From The Tragedies of the Medici by Staley, Edgcumbe