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allude

verb as in hint at

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“What happened the last time we let Muslims learn how to fly planes on US soil!” she wrote on X, alluding to the 9/11 attacks.

U.S. officials on Thursday alluded to some tougher tactics behind the scenes.

Both allude to an Aztec myth and appear in the Mexican flag.

Speaking at a news conference later in the day, the BOJ governor alluded to the difficulty the central bank faces in deciding rates.

But he also alluded to tensions with unions after being elected mayor in 2005.