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cite

[sahyt] / saɪt /


VERB
subpoena
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STRONGEST


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They cite the banking boom, strength in trading, and growth in the firm’s alternative-asset platform and a strong position in ultrahigh-net-worth wealth management.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Private zoos are routinely inspected by the Department of Agriculture, which issues animal exhibitor licenses and can cite facilities for violating the Animal Welfare Act.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Reports cite a range of complicated factors for the restraint, from apathy to technology-induced incapacity.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Some directors of registered children's homes believe that profiteering is responsible and cite an increase in property investors entering the sector.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

In particular, archaeologists often cite considerably older claimed dates for domesticated plants at Coxcatlan Cave in Mexico, at Guitarrero Cave in Peru, and at some other American sites than the dates given in the table.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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