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What academic offense occurs if a person doesn't property cite sources used for a paper?

cite

[sahyt] / saɪt /


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Some of them will cite early-voting data, others wait times at polling locations, bad weather, or exit polls.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

The optimists cite robust earnings growth; the pessimists see a bubble in danger of bursting.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

To cite a warning about shrinking water supply that experts in the West have been issuing for decades, “There is no soft landing.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Clearly, the innovations Messrs. Wippman and Altschuler cite have failed to improve higher education.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

We can cite at least four obvious reasons.

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

The AG cites statements by Meta executives that he claims were false or deceptive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Svetz cites camrips and microscopic theatrical windows as factors that have both hindered cinema and strengthened its unique selling points, and he’s completely right.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

It also cites an administration list of 20,000 “likely noncitizens” allegedly on California rolls being “proven remarkably slapdash” and inaccurate in recent litigation between the administration and California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

It cites experts who say "the protest had made investors 'more reluctant' to hold the debt" ahead of the "high-stakes election" when Macron gives up the presidency in 2027.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

He cites an article in Reader’s Digest from 1951, written by Thomas Johnson, in which a full account of Joey’s bravery is outlined.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Kennedy has praised the Danish researchers as "the deities of vaccine research", and cited earlier findings from their work in support of concerns about vaccine safety.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

In a statement cited by French media outlets in October, the company said most refrigeration systems affected by the initial wave of attacks were either obsolete or running outdated software.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Gen. Trent McCotter on Tuesday cited the observation from U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Through September, employers cited AI in 120,136 announced U.S. job cuts, about 21% of the total and the leading reason this year, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The disconcerting lessons of heliocentrism, of evolutionary theory, and of relativity and quantum theory are frequently cited cases in point.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

Bank Negara Malaysia kept its overnight policy rate unchanged at 2.75%, citing resilient economic growth and contained inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Pat and Jerry Brown as inspirations, citing the younger Brown’s fiscal expertise and the elder’s work to build infrastructure and grow the University of California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Earlier, Wong's lawyer argued for a shorter sentence of three to 10 years, citing time already served.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Figma lifted its full-year revenue outlook to roughly $1.5 billion, citing its product momentum as well as improvements in AI cost efficiencies.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

A short obituary runs in the town paper, citing the names of Ashima and Gogol and Sonia, mentioning that the children had been educated at the local schools.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri


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