allude
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But of course the strategy carries the risks you allude to—that its retail partners will simply sell Adidas shoes on their online storefronts rather than Nike’s, and this will hit sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 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
Many people would admire Odin’s horse, but only a brave man would ever mention its parentage in Loki’s presence, and nobody ever dared to allude to it twice.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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On TikTok and Instagram, a person's "aura" alludes to their style or attitude, with "100% aura" high praise for the most effortlessly cool persona.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
These paintings, many completed after Ms. Emin’s cancer surgery, show a degree of artistic renewal and maturation that the exhibition’s title alludes to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
But independent investment research provider Variant Perception alludes to a looming shift in market psyche as they reckon “the next couple of days will mark ‘peak uncertainty’ about the Iran war.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
"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
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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They’re helped out by credulous writers who’ve alluded to vague, anonymized conversations with people in the Bay Area about the same 10 percent probability of imminent extinction for a while now.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
Kimmel alluded to the Walt Disney Co. network’s ongoing dispute with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr as the reason for the switch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
John Overdeck’s previous testimony has alluded to happier times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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
I could not hope to get a lodging under a roof, and sought it in the wood I have before alluded to.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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While Apple customizes many components inside iPhones, Khan said, “there isn’t a lot of customization” for memory, alluding to the possibility that commodity Chinese memory chips could be used.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
"It will be Africa's second world war," he said, alluding to the 1998-2003 Congo war that involved nine African nations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
“During my year long journey, I have discovered how cruel, evil and greedy a human can be,” she wrote, seemingly alluding to the legal battle but not naming her daughter-in-law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
"It's difficult - there are a lot of Ukrianian drones there," Zelensky quipped, alluding to Ukraine's long-range drone strikes on Moscow.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The carefully orchestrated proceeding faltered only once, when Neylan asked Serber a dangerous hypothetical question alluding to the case of Haakon Chevalier.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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