"blind quote" meaning in All languages combined

See blind quote on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: blind quotes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blind quote (plural blind quotes)
  1. A statement from an anonymous or unattributed source.
    Sense id: en-blind_quote-en-noun-YSBKqeHX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "There is a key line from Wolman that Isou must have missed (“And their revolts were turning into acts of conformity”); blind quotes from John Ford's Rio Grande and from Saint-Just (“Happiness is a new idea in Europe”).",
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