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New York Review of Books

The New York Review of Books (1963–).
The 239th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 1708 quotations (about 0.05% of all OED quotations).

Total number of quotations1708Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word2Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning7Find quotations
LemmaDefinitionDate
downplaytrans. To minimize or make little of (a problem, rumour, etc.); to de-emphasize or play down.1968Go To Quotation
parajournalismJournalism which is concerned with issues other than the reporting of…1965Go To Quotation

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