There are some subjects that do put me off in a blurb — violence or abuse, mainly, particularly involving children.New York Times, 24 July 2022 Post your image and a catchy blurb on social media. Peter Boyd, Forbes, 2 May 2022 An uncredited blurb in my copy claims that Himes did for Harlem what Raymond Chandler did for Los Angeles.New York Times, 30 June 2022 Users enter basic information about their company and select a content format: say, a blog title, a website blurb, a Facebook ad, even an Instagram hashtag. Rob Toews, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2022 Despite being associated with just one number in the production, Bob Fosse gets by far the longest biographical blurb in the playbill. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2022 When Benito Mussolini founded, on March 23, 1919, the organization that would become the National Fascist Party, Italy’s top newspaper relegated the news to a blurb, roughly the same space devoted to the theft of 64 cases of soap. Anna Momigliano, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2022 Again, there’s no blurb-worthy self-praise from Bateman.Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 The short blurb, which is among other 2021 tax tips, talks about an enhanced child tax credit credit of up to $3,600 for a qualifying child under age 6 and up to $3,000 for a qualifying child over age 5 and under age 18. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 24 Feb. 2022
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So what’s with the random Jason Statham blurb today? Yoni Heisler, BGR, 28 July 2021 As for whether Lighthizer will suffer any consequences for the pricey interior design choices, the odds are about as likely as Trump blurbing a second print run of James Comey’s book. Bess Levin, The Hive, 18 Apr. 2018 Nonetheless, Penn was allowed to publish this novel, and Salman Rushdie blurbed it. Constance Grady, Vox, 31 Mar. 2018 As someone who is trying to get your book read, is that ultimately a quote worthy of being blurbed on the back cover? Daniel D'addario, Time, 9 Jan. 2018 It's blurbed by Larry McMurtry, David McCullough, and Henry Kissinger; it's lavishly illustrated; and Korda grounds its familiar story with his childhood memories of wartime tensions and radio broadcasts. Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2017 It's blurbed by Larry McMurtry, David McCullough, and Henry Kissinger Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2017 Lenin, who blurbed the book, rewarded Reed for his powerful propaganda by burying him in the wall of the Kremlin. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2017 See More