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citation

[sahy-tey-shuhn] / saɪˈteɪ ʃən /




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Simmons was released later that day with a citation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Cohen: I want to pick up on Henry’s comments about companies’ differentiated success in implementing AI, and Rajiv’s citation of the MIT study indicating that many companies are just spending money without seeing value.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

The Citrus Heights Police Department chief declined to comment specifically on the case but said that while the citation process isn’t infallible, all individuals who get a summons receive due process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

The study also pointed to a potential benefit during literature searches and citation building.

From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025

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