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citing
1. n. Citation.
cite
1. v. to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
2. v. to list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
3. v. to summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.
4. n. (informal) a citation
We used the number of cites as a rough measure of the significance of each published paper.

Example Sentences

But yesterday a local judge adjourned the trial for a second time, citing the failure of one of the defendant's lawyers to appear.  He feels a justifiable paranoia, citing many instances of racial abuse, intimidation and harassment.

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