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Here is a citation to a website.^[1]

Here is a citation to a news article.^[2]

Here is a citation to a book.^[3]

Here is a citation to a scholarly journal.^[4]

Here is a template for facts that lack a citation.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Smith, Jane. "Sample title". Sample website. Sample publisher. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
^ Jones, Bob (7 April 2025). "Sample headline". The Sample Times. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
^ Doe, John (15 January 2001). Sample title. Sample books. p. 47. ISBN 978-3-16-148410-0. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ Doe, Jane (1 1 2000). "Sample title". Sample Monthly. 47 (1): 4–7. doi:10.1000/182. Retrieved 16 June 2020. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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[1] Smith, Jane. "Sample title". Sample website. Sample publisher. Retrieved 27 July 2025.

[2] Jones, Bob (7 April 2025). "Sample headline". The Sample Times. Retrieved 27 July 2025.

[3] Doe, John (15 January 2001). Sample title. Sample books. p. 47. ISBN 978-3-16-148410-0. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[4] Doe, Jane (1 1 2000). "Sample title". Sample Monthly. 47 (1): 4–7. doi:10.1000/182. Retrieved 16 June 2020. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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