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citation

[sahy-tay-shuhn] / saɪˈteɪ ʃən /




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"Ten thousand sorties, 23,000 combat flight hours, almost 4,000 combat sorties," he said, later announcing the award of a presidential unit citation to the strike group for "extraordinary heroism against enemy forces."

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

In most cases involving young riders, the department refers offenders to an e-bike safety class instead of issuing a citation, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Maybe they can get tenure by embracing and touting these ideas and getting a citation from a Supreme Court justice, maybe even a majority opinion.

From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026

Two former winners - Suede and Dave - receive nominations, while Florence + The Machine picks up a fourth citation for her thunderous new album, Everybody Scream.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Indeed, it has been generally overlooked: there is not a single citation of it in Google Scholar, or in Thomson Reuters Web of Science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Even in cases where regulators found that companies endangered workers or committed multiple violations, few were penalized for all their citations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

UnitedHealthcare, the largest Medicare Advantage company, led with the most AI citations, at roughly 15%, followed by Humana at 12%.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

One flagged doubtful citations, the other assesses each flag, and I adjudicated every call against my archived sources, across 566 end notes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Katie: If it’s AI citations they’re after, they should start posting more on YouTube, which is, unsurprisingly, heavily scraped by Google’s AI model.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

“No, but if you’re pro-war, articulate your position clearly in the essay portion, using proper citations, and you get an A.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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