in the quotation vs on the quotation

Both "in the quotation" and "on the quotation" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "In the quotation" is used when referring to something that is inside the quotation marks, while "on the quotation" is used when referring to something physically placed on top of the quotation.

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in the quotation

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to something that is inside the quotation marks.

Use "in the quotation" when you want to refer to something that is part of the text within the quotation marks.

Examples:

The author's name was misspelled in the quotation.
There is a typo in the quotation.
The key information is hidden in the quotation.
The error was found in the quotation.
The meaning is clear in the quotation.

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Reference must be made in fixing the prices of pig carcases to quotations obtained directly from the markets or from the slaughterhouses, as well as from quotations established in the quotation centres and of which the entirety forms a representative market for each Member State.
The information society has to date made its presence felt in the form of price quotations on a chaotic stock market.
If you did not, I will bring that beauty to mind in the form of a quotation, and I would ask the interpreters to follow me faithfully.
In the absence of quotations for the cost of sea transport of rice, those for cereals shall be used.
The last doubt I can raise in this brief account concerns the right of free speech which is entrenched in the protection of quotation, criticism and review.
(9) In view of the above and of the present situation on the market in sugar, and in particular of the quotations or prices for sugar within the Community and on the world market, refunds should be fixed at the appropriate amounts.
In view of the above and of the present situation on the market in sugar, and in particular of the quotations or prices for sugar within the Community and on the world market, refunds should be set at the appropriate amounts.
Such a step, which is already to be found in the Thucydides quotation at the top of the draft constitution, negates the pluralism of Europe's is at the root of people's feelings of alienation; people do not feel part of the current institutions.
the known commercial premiums and discounts attached to that quotation in the United States of America market on the quotation day;
If not, how can the Secretary of State have included the said quotation in the aforementioned letter to the Second Chamber when there are as yet no results available?
I bring in this quotation from the Charter of Fundamental Rights because some situations described in this magnificent report - I congratulate the rapporteur on it - are probably incompatible with this declaration that has just been willingly adopted by this Parliament.
Apart from this, "experiments' - I put the word in quotation marks -"experiments' in the field of renewable energy have been going on for years throughout the western world.
The aid referred to in Article 1 may be paid only once the rate determined in the place of quotation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article has been below the price threshold fixed pursuant to paragraph 4 for two consecutive quotation days.
Notwithstanding this measure, which is necessary for statistical reasons, the manufacturer of a fuel should nevertheless aim at a zero value where the stipulated maximum value is 2R and at the mean value in the case of quotations of maximum and minimum limits.
Notwithstanding this measure, which is necessary for technical reasons, the manufacturer of fuels should nevertheless aim at a zero value where the stipulated maximum value is 2R and at the mean value in the case of quotations of maximum and minimum limits.
Notwithstanding this measure, which is necessary for statistical reasons, the manufacturer of fuels should nevertheless aim at a zero value where the stipulated maximum value is 2R and at the mean value in the case of quotations of maximum and minimum limits.
Notwithstanding this measure, which is necessary for technical reasons, the manufacturer of fuels should nevertheless aim at a zero value where the stipulated maximum value is 2R and at the mean value in the case of quotations of maximum and minimum limits.
Notwithstanding this measure, which is necessary for statistical reasons, the manufacturer of a fuel should nevertheless aim at a zero value where the stipulated maximum value is 2R and at the mean value in the case of quotations of maximum and minimum limits.
Notwithstanding this measure, which is necessary for technical reasons, the manufacturer of fuels shall nevertheless aim at a zero value where the stipulated maximum value is 2R and at the mean value in the case of quotations of maximum and minimum limits.
Notwithstanding this measure, which is necessary for statistical reasons, the manufacturer of fuels should nevertheless aim at a zero value where the stipulated maximum value is 2R and at the mean value in the case of quotations of maximum and minimum limits.

Alternatives:

within the quotation
inside the quotation
included in the quotation
part of the quotation
contained in the quotation

on the quotation

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to something physically placed on top of the quotation.

Use "on the quotation" when you want to refer to something that is physically located on the surface of the quotation.