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A few hours later, Lai’s office pivoted and clarified that the president was citing international assessments and U.S. congressional reports rather than predicting a launch date.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

By 2018, the Supreme Court was citing dictionary definitions in half of its opinions, up dramatically from prior years, according to Mark A. Lemley, a professor at Stanford Law School.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

The state department did not not provide further details on the attack and it is unclear what reports it was citing.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

But Carlson was citing a letter in which the authors’ evidence was a dubious blog that lists news reports of people all over the world, of all ages, dying or experiencing medical emergencies.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2023

But on the other hand, the "safety for passengers" clause Pietro was citing applied only in the case of overt, direct and physical danger by an officer to normal passengers.

From Let'Em Breathe Space by Del Rey, Lester