cited

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The company cited national security and its own terms of service as reasons for the invisible restrictions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Chief Executive Shawn David Nelson cited disciplined execution and future benefits from new products and expanded delivery services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It cited a senior US official as saying that Trump told Netanyahu to hold off from striking Iran because "we are close to doing something good in terms of a deal".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Either way, in total, only seven of those companies directly cited oil prices as a reason for cutting or not updating their yearly earnings-per-share outlook, the FactSet report said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026

Among the reasons he and others have cited for the blindness of the affluent is the fact that they are less and less likely to share spaces and services with the poor.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich