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citation

[sahy-tey-shuhn] / saɪˈteɪ ʃən /




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I next tell my virtual fact-checker to list every so-called fact that needs checking: every name or citation, every data point and every reported finding.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Slop shows up as a made-up citation in a legal filing.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The sketch nodded to recent headlines, including Hegseth’s widely mocked citation of a Bible verse that doesn’t exist — though it does sound suspiciously like something out of “Pulp Fiction.”

From Salon • May 3, 2026

The FWC closed its investigations into the animal deaths without a written warning or citation, an agency spokesperson told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“What kind of citation you going to get?”

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway




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