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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.<refdoe, jane (4 7 2010). "sample title". sample monthly. 47 (1): 4–7. doi:10.1000/182. retrieved 27 july 2025. {{cite journal}}: check date values in: |date= (help)/>

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.

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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.

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