citation
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“Issuing a citation is never off the books,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It laughed off Hawaii’s citation of colonial and early state laws prohibiting the hunting of game on someone else’s property—noting this was targeted at unauthorized hunting, not guns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Most pilots are very surprised when agents swoop down on them and give them a federal citation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The citation, outlined in court records, alleged the company in April 2018 “failed to ensure that all machinery and equipment in service were inspected or maintained as recommended by the manufacturer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
Her sister Emily Winston received a citation from President Roosevelt, thanking her for more than one thousand hours of meritorious service as a nurse’s aide during the war.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
In April, the Superior Court dismissed the three citations Hubbard received in May 2025 when no park ranger or city attorney appeared for the prosecution, his lawsuit states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
US Park Police have said five people have been arrested for vandalism in connection with the Reflecting Pool, and five others were issued federal citations.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
These citations reflect a deliberate choice about whose voices deserve constitutional authority.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
Yet park rangers continued to cite Hubbard under that section, issuing two misdemeanor citations in May 2025, as well as a third that cited a different section of the ordinance, the most recent lawsuit alleges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Soccer team rosters, citations at the end of journals, introductions at faculty meetings—always they seem to her some vestige of the prison lists that never contained her father’s name.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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