Cite
Cite verb - To give as an example.
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Rin acts like this around people she's afraid of or doesn't trust (most everyone to begin with), and some of Daikichi's relatives cite it as a reason why they won't take her in.
Source: Manga / Bunny Drop - Her peers find her ignorant for believing he will come back and take her to America, and cite others who have fallen for the same trap.
Source: Abandoned War Child - Many believe that she's in love with Yoruichi and cite her emotional breakdown at the end of their fight, along with the time she tried to take pictures of Yoruichi nakednote as her part of a project for the Shinigami Womens Association as evidence.
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