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citing

ADJECTIVE
quoting
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Citing a potential conflict of interest over her husband’s work in television, Raman refrained from voting on several motions related to Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Citing its recent string of compute deals, the company raised usage limits for its Claude Code tool and API rate limits for the Claude Opus reasoning model.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Citing examples from Haydn, Mozart and others, the author adds that these pieces were intended to be performed at night for social gatherings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Citing victim impact statements from Mallett's family, Justice Yehia said his loved ones were struggling to understand how Summers-Smith could have been in the community with a treatment-resistant psychiatric illness.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Citing exhaustion and, later, the effects of a recent and ongoing bout with hepatitis, Knight departed the campus, leaving the students no negotiating partner.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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