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citation

[sahy-tey-shuhn] / saɪˈteɪ ʃən /




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The citation from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office says Garrett was driving his green 2024 Porsche at 1:35 a.m., returning home after attending a Miami of Ohio basketball game in Oxford.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

The publication also shares some of the murky citation practices of contemporary social media.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

Cohen: I want to pick up on Henry’s comments about companies’ differentiated success in implementing AI, and Rajiv’s citation of the MIT study indicating that many companies are just spending money without seeing value.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

The Citrus Heights Police Department chief declined to comment specifically on the case but said that while the citation process isn’t infallible, all individuals who get a summons receive due process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

“What kind of citation you going to get?”

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway