M5-d Italicize when appropriate, but not in place of or in addition to other conventional uses of punctuation and mechanics.

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Eliminate any unusual uses of italics.

UNUSUAL Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said, “I do not believe playing [football] in Arizona is in the best interests of the NFL.”
APPROPRIATE Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said, “I do not believe playing [football] in Arizona is in the best interests of the NFL.”