def strip_quotes(word):
    """
    Removes any quotation marks from a string.
    """
    clean_word = word
    if word.startswith('"') or word.startswith('“') or word.startswith('‘'):
        clean_word = clean_word[1:]
    if word.endswith('"') or word.endswith('”') or word.endswith('’'):
        clean_word = clean_word[:-1]
    return clean_word