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Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
But there is at least one arrow in the quiver that can be used to help support these programs, and that lies with media representation.
—Mark Floreani, Sportico.com, 18 June 2024
Olga Massov, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
Sonny came to us from India, from the streets of Delhi, and the various ruptures and dislocations involved in getting him to our apartment had left him quivering, volatile, tender, spooked, curved in on himself, Ringo Starr–eyed, a little morbid and damp of soul.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 13 June 2024
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“Quiver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiver. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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quiver
1 of 3 noun
quiver
3 of 3 nounNoun
Middle English quiver "a case for carrying arrows," from early French quivre (same meaning); of Germanic origin
Verb
Middle English quiveren "to quiver," probably from quiver "agile, quick"
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