allude
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She faces in the opposite direction of “Femme,” but the shape of her face and pointed nose, and the way her large hat exceeds the picture frame, allude to Matisse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The statement appears to allude to a number of high-profile dossiers handled by Khan.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Mine,” in this sense, doesn’t simply allude to something Corvette will steal; she’s referring to all the invisible things that comprise a mass-produced product — the labor and energy and time.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
To allude to Frank Sinatra, you did it your way.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
“I thank you all very much for helping me, and I’ll thank you still more if you won’t allude to it for a month, at least.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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"Every pundit alludes to it, but it all comes down to mental resilience. 'Bazball' has been elevated to a term now that is just, like, nonsense cricket," added Rory.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
“Degen” is a term that alludes to degenerate gamblers and first gained popularity on Reddit to refer to investors who gravitate toward wildly risky strategies.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025
In the body of the book, he alludes to the subject, promising to tell more later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
In passing, Blanc alludes to a strained relationship with his own religious mother, which is as much personal backstory as he’s willing to confess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
The phrase subtly alludes to another meditation on unrealized genius, “Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest,” from Thomas Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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He alluded to rivals Anthropic and OpenAI, who have called for tighter controls on the technology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The IMF pointed to the unsettled nature of the Mideast conflict and also alluded to a possible backlash against artificial intelligence that damages stock markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
At a press briefing Saturday, Ms. Sherrill alluded to Minneapolis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
"He alluded to that after," Upson told BBC Sport when asked if a forward line change is needed.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
Our conversation on the previous night had hardly alluded to that approach.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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Next to me, Emmy whispered as the movie began, “They look even better than I imagined,” alluding to my bangs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Mr. Peters was alluding to a similar fiscal trick, which is resulting in more than half a trillion dollars in higher Medicare costs for seniors and taxpayers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
UN chief Antonio Guterres, alluding to the Middle East war and its regional spillover, said the agreement was a rare positive development.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
She decided to share a video online and many women contacted her with similar stories, alluding that this is a wider issue throughout Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
She fed me without alluding to my poverty, and from then on I continued to visit her.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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