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citation

[sahy-tay-shuhn] / saɪˈteɪ ʃən /




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TMZ reported that police gave Piane a citation for both incidents and that he was to appear in court on the day of his death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

"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

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

Hence, every time Bernabe wrote out a parking violation on that meter it cost him twenty cents in citation paper, ink, and his own valuable time to do so.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

By using structured financial data rather than the open web, the system improves accuracy and provides direct citations for transparency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Buoyed by its cutesy fairytale metaphor, it collected citations steadily for a few years before gaining wider notice a decade later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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

After the mistakes were pointed out in court, Musick, Peeler & Garrett acknowledged the firm had discovered “nonexistent case citations which appear to have been AI hallucinations” across a recent batch of motions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 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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