citation
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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
The citation fined Lineage the maximum $500, according to a statement from the public health department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
It laughed off Hawaii’s citation of colonial and early state laws prohibiting the hunting of game on someone else’s property—noting this was targeted at unauthorized hunting, not guns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The citation goes on to say that the best time to dig wild potatoes “is in the spring as soon as the ground thaws.... During the summer they evidently become dry and tough.”
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
One flagged doubtful citations, the other assesses each flag, and I adjudicated every call against my archived sources, across 566 end notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Late last month, the county's public health department fined Lineage for "unsanitary and nuisance" conditions with $500-a-day citations.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Law enforcement for the National Park Service told AFP in June that five people were arrested for vandalism and five others were issued federal citations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
As they left, their citations in hand, an agent in charge said, “Tell everyone how nice we were to you.”
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 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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