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Sighting as in 'sight' is the seeing of an item, object etc e.g. 'there was a sighting of the escaped convict' Citing is to 'cite' meaning to quote or refer to information. publications etc and is frequently used in legal jargon e.g. 'the lawyer is akways citing Case Law (precendent)'.

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Sighting refers to catching sight of something, like seeing a bird in the sky. Citing, on the other hand, is referencing a source in a scholarly work or giving credit to someone's idea or work.

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