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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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subpoena
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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 investors cite a list of concerning factors including choppy markets and growing concerns about overexposure to AI bets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 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

Anyone knowledgeable about human societies can cite innumerable examples of societies that refused crops, livestock, and other innovations that would have been productive.

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

Kigali considers it a security threat and cites its presence in eastern DR Congo to justify its military posture.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 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 accuses Indyke of deliberately structuring cash withdrawals just below the $10,000 federal reporting threshold and cites a 2017 email in which Kahn wrote about the “latest batch of medical expenses for girls.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 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

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

Market and economic conditions led all reasons in October for the second consecutive month, cited for 37% of cuts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

They cited a lack of change and deteriorating delivery of basic services.

From BBC ● 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

It was the only invention he cited in his entry in Who’s Who.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

In contrast, Capital Economics expects BNM to keep rates unchanged through 2026 and 2027, citing the central bank’s view that inflation will remain contained.

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

Australia's central bank raised its key interest rate to an 18-year high of 4.85 percent on Tuesday, citing the prolonged war in the Middle East and persistent inflationary pressures.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Other food conglomerates have shed ice-cream operations as a cost cutting measure, citing supply-chain mismatch and operational drag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

They gave it willingly, citing dates, conversations, scenes.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright


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