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citing

verb

present participle of cite

as in mentioning

to give as an example cited several experts' opinions to back up her argument

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Relevance

as in specifying

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically cited a number of similar instances of people surviving plane crashes

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Recent Examples of citing The San Jose Police Department and Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office declined to provide additional details, including a possible motive, citing an ongoing investigation. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 Analysts like Berenberg Bank and Bernstein are now bullish, citing robust demand for new models, strong price/mix, personalization, and an order book filled through next year. — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Iranian state television earlier played down the outcome of the Iran-Oman discussions, citing a person familiar with the matter as saying an agreement between Tehran and Muscat would not necessarily mean the strait would open immediately. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 The White House originally estimated the cost at $200 million, but the Washington Post reported in June — citing contractors' invoices — that the total cost could be at least $600 million. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026 Atlanta News First reported that Tobon Henao allegedly threw the kittens from her minivan while driving in the city of Brookhaven, citing local police. — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Allen, 48, who has served over a decade in the Legislature, has campaigned on a platform that blends cracking down on insurer wrongdoing — citing his legislative record — while trying to fix the market so that more carriers will write policies. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 In June, a federal judge ruled against Katherine and Garry Leach, finding that federal courts could not weigh in on how churches spend their donations, citing First Amendment protections. — Giles Hudson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 The timeline Charlotte City Council and CRTPO rescinded support for the project in May citing concerns of the design and the impact on communities near the Interstate. — Dj Simmons august 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

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Verb

The endorsement was not raised at the press conference, with neither mentioning the other in their remarks.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Another thing worth mentioning about #1 Aspinall Street is that there is handsome photograph of Ted placed in the upstairs bathroom, which was once the bedroom that Ted and Olwyn, Ted’s sister, shared.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of mentioning

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The organization publicly releases minimal information detailing incidents in the region, refraining from specifying the vessels involved.

— Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
In an email to the Tribune, the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago announced details of the initiative, specifying that the ride-share company will be providing $25,000 to allow 211 Metro Chicago to distribute 1,000 Lyft codes valued at $25 each.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of specifying

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Kalshi Trading—and any other principal trading firm transacting on an affiliated exchange—would be forced to only engage with markets by quoting both sides.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Anyone who finds a bag matching this description is requested to hand it in to Newquay Police Station or contact authorities, quoting the incident number 50260197209.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of quoting

Verb

Energy supply disruptions remain a key market concern, with tanker traffic through the strait still subdued, said Lloyd Chan, senior currency analyst at MUFG Bank in Singapore, noting that Brent prices remain way above above pre-conflict levels.

— Chloe Taylor,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
The new provision is on Huntersville leaders’ radar too, town spokesman Ethan Smith said, noting that if the provision isn’t changed, the town will have to adjust its sales tax revenue projections in its next budget cycle.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of noting

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Still, everything happened so fast that police could not find skid marks indicating that Lopez braked hard to avoid her.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Analyst Jeffery Zekauskas added the chemicals and specialty materials maker to the bank's focus list, maintaining its overweight rating and increasing its price target to $76 from $68 — indicating 76% upside from Wednesday's close.

— Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

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